Chak Angrae Leu in Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security, politics, cultural heritage, and diplomacy of Cambodia. Once known as the "Pearl of Asia", it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s.

Located at 11.55, 104.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Phnom Penh, Municipalities of Cambodia, Provinces of Cambodia, Populated places on the Mekong River, Capitals in Asia

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The site is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng means "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill". Tuol Sleng was only one of at least 150 execution centers in the country, and as many as 20,000 prisoners there were killed.

Located at 11.5494, 104.918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Concentration camps, Cambodian Genocide, Museums in Phnom Penh, People's Republic of Kampuchea, Prison museums, Defunct prisons in Cambodia, Torture in Cambodia, Memory of the World Register, Genocide museums

Chenla Kingdom

Chenla is the Chinese designation for Cambodia after the fall of Funan. That name was still used in the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Zhou Daguan, author of The Manners and Customs of Cambodia 風土記 . Some modern scholars used the name exclusively for Khmer states of the period from the late 6th to the early 9th centuries. The beginnings of the so-called "Dang­­rek Chieftains" small chiefdoms north and south of the Dangrek Mountains are obscure.

Located at 11.55, 104.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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States and territories established in 550, Former countries in Southeast Asia, Former monarchies of Asia, History of Cambodia, Former countries in Vietnamese history

International School of Phnom Penh

The International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP) is an international school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a private, non-profit, English language, coeducational day school that offers an educational program from preschool (2.5 years old) through grade 12. The school was founded in 1989. At the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, enrollment is 618 students, representing 40 countries.

Located at 11.5496, 104.928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1989, Schools in Cambodia, International Baccalaureate schools, Education in Phnom Penh

Operation Eagle Pull

Operation Eagle Pull was the U.S. evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 12 April, 1975. At the beginning of April 1975, Phnom Penh, the last remaining stronghold of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer Rouge and totally dependent on aerial resupply through Pochentong Airport. With a Khmer Rouge victory imminent, the United States made contingency plans for the evacuation of US nationals and at-risk Cambodians by helicopter to ships in the Gulf of Thailand.

Located at 11.5481, 104.931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles and operations of the Vietnam War, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1975, Evacuations, History of Cambodia, Military history of Cambodia, United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War, 1975 in Cambodia

Monivong Bridge

Monivong Bridge is a heavily trafficked bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It bridges the Bassac River near the end of National Highway 2 to southern Cambodia and lies along the National Highway 1 which connects the city to eastern Cambodia and Vietnam. On the eastern shore lies the Chhba Ampeou Market.

Located at 11.5313, 104.933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bassac River, Bridges in Cambodia, Buildings and structures in Phnom Penh

Norton University

Norton University (Khmer: សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ន័រតុន, NU) is a private university in Cambodia registered with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. It was established in 1996. The University was one of the first private Cambodian educational institutions. In 2006, Tom Chandler, a 3-D modeling specialist from Monash University in Melbourne was invited to Norton as a senior visiting fellow.

Located at 11.5547, 104.928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities in Cambodia, Education in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh Commercial Bank

Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCB) is a public bank of Cambodia. The Bank was founded on 1 September 2008 with US$15m in paid in capital. The Head Office of the bank is located on Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh. The bank is a joint venture of Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank of South Korea, and SBI Group of Japan. The SBI Group has invested $6 million for a 40% interest in the new Cambodian bank while Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank has invested $8.55 million for a 57% stake.

Located at 11.5411, 104.922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Banks of Cambodia, Phnom Penh