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Founded in the mid-14th century by the Khmers as a monastery, Phnom Penh replaced Angkor Thom, a city at the Angkor temples, a century later as the country's capital. The city has long been a vital trading hub at the confluence of three rivers: the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Bassac. Perhaps the city's most auspicious history was actually when it lay vacant; following an eviction order from Pol Pot, the city was deserted in a period of hours, and almost all of Phnom Penh's residents moved to the countryside in 1975, not to return until 1979 under the authority of Vietnamese troops.
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AttractionsCentral Market
Between Streets 126 and 136 in the town center
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: This Art Deco behemoth, built in 1937, is a city landmark and, on any given day, a veritable... Read More Independence Monument
South of the town center at the intersection of Norodom and Sihanouk
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Built in the late 1950s to commemorate Cambodia's independence from the French on November... Read More National Museum
Just north of the Royal Palace at Street 178, and a short walk from the river
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: What the British Museum is to the Elgin Marbles of Greece's Parthenon, the National Museum... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Phnom Penh
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