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Tourist Attractions
Phnom Penh
Situated at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers, the
Cambodia's capital city look like a big village- town. It is also the
capital of the Phnom Penh municipality. Phnom Penh is known for its
traditional Khmer and French influenced architecture. It is also the
commercial, political and cultural hub of Cambodia.
Once known as the Pearl of Asia in the 1920s, Phnom Penh, along
with Siemreap, is a significant global and domestic tourist destination for
Cambodia. The main tourist attractions in Phnom Penh include the Royal
Palace, the Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, Independence Monument
(Khmer: Vimean Akareach), the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument, the Tuol
Sleng Genocide Museum, and Wat Phnom. Outside the city is the Choeung Ek
Genocide Cent.
Siem Reap
The name literally means Siamese defeated referring to the victory
of the Khmer Empire over the army of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya in the
17th Century. Today it is most widely known for being the closest city to
the ruins of the temples of Angkor. It is one of the most important
archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 sq. km,
including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent
remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the
15th century. These include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor
Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. Nowadays,
many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together they comprise
the premier collection of examples of Khmer architecture.
Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French
Quarter, and around the Old Market. In town, there are Apsara dance
performances, craft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy countryside, fishing
villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake.
Sihanoukville
Located in the south east of Cambodia, Sihanoukville is the only
maritime port of Cambodia. With beautiful white sand beaches and the
translucent waters of the Gulf of Siam, Sihanoukville and its surroundings
islands is a perfect stop for beach holidays.
Sihanoukville, also known as Kampong Som, or Kampong Saom, is a port city in
southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The city was founded in 1964 to
be the only deep water port in Cambodia and its beaches are rapidly making
it popular as a tourist destination. The city is named after King Norodom
Sihanouk.
Sihanoukville is surrounded by palm-fringed sandy beaches and pristine
tropical islands off its south and west coast. Beaches here lies on the west
contour of the city, from north to south, namely Victory Beach, Lamherkay
Beach, Koh Pos Beach, Independence Beach, Sokha beach, Serendipity Beach and
Occheuteal Beach. The most popular beaches are Occheuteal, Sokha,
Independence and Victory. Tourist are allowed island hopping, diving,
snorkeling and game fishing at the islands nearby.
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