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Delve into Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh in Phnom Penh with it's 1,573,544 habitants is located in Cambodia. It's the capital of this country.
Current time in Phnom Penh is now 01:15 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Phnom Penh with an UTC offset of 7 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Phnom Penh, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Cambodia is Phnom Penh International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mean Chey, Dangkao, Ruessei Kaev, Ta Khmau and Ponhea Lueu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 22% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 5th of November 2024
29°C (83 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Raffles Hotel Le Royal
G Mekong
King Grand Suites Boutique Hotel
La Varenne previously Landscape Hotel
Diamond Palace Resort
Villa Sovanna Boutique Hotel
AMANJAYA PANCAM HOTEL
Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh
Central Mansions Serviced Apartments
Villa Samnang Boutique Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Street Barber Haircut | Phnom Penh
Dusty street, ghetto barber throne, trash everywhere, filthiest equipment ever in the history of ever. It was an interesting experience.
Phnom Penh Designer Week
A new creative platform for local and cambodia based designers to showcase their designs.
#35 The first night in Phnom Penh - Halo~Konnichiwa
Our next adventure - Cambodia! Started from Phnom Penh! The hotel we stayed in Phnom Penh: Noura Motel ...
Phnom Penh Traffic
The traffic in Phnom Penh is pretty full on. Here are a few bits of video we recorded during our recent visit. http://magictravelblog.com.
Phnom Penh Shooting Range, K57 Russian Machine Gun, Cambodia Backpacking
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ibackpackertravel Whilst backpacking around Southeast Asia, we went to a Phnom Penh Shooting Range called Thunder Ranch in Cambodia. I can't find much info.
Riverside Promenade 2013 - Street Level View Paragon Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
WestIslandKev: July 11, 2013 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Welcome to Cambodia! I departed Montreal May 28, 2013 travelling to Cambodia and filming my journey. Here I share the flight videos as...
Cambodia - Part 5 (Toul Tom Poung Market aka Russian Market)
The last video from my trip to Cambodia which was taken in the morning of our last day. This time we visited another market in Phnom Penh, known to the locals as Toul Tom Poung Market or more...
#36 Brunch at Phnom Penh. Yummy! - Halo~Konnichiwa
2nd day in Phnom Penh! Never do much in the morning, was relaxing and resting till noon! ( ̄▽ ̄) So we had breakfast cum lunch together, brunch! Wanted to search for some local's local...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Olympic Stadium (Phnom Penh)
The Olympic Stadium or National Sports Complex is a multi-purpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 50,000 seats, but can expand up to 80,000.
Sorya Shopping Center
Sorya Shopping Center is the largest modern shopping complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With an area of 40,000 square metres, it has eight storeys containing shops catering to the various needs of customers. For the clients' comfort, it is facilitated with a central air conditioning system, passenger lifts and escalators. Each day, the number of people visiting the Centre is rapidly increasing.
Royal Railway Station (Phnom Penh)
Phnom Penh Royal Railway Station, is a major railway station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located next University of Health Science and the National University of Management and the Canadian embassy.
University of Health Sciences – Cambodia
Health Sciences University – Cambodia or Université des sciences de la santé du cambodge (UHS-C) is a public health sciences university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Wat Moha Montrey
Wat Moha Montrey is a wat located on Sihanouk Boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Built in 1970, it was used by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979 as a storage house for rice and corn. The tower measures 35 metres in height.
Wat Saravan
Wat Saravan is a wat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the northwest of the Royal Palace of Cambodia and southwest of Wat Ounalom. It is said to have over 3,400 manuscripts in what has been described as the largest library in the country.
Central Market, Phnom Penh
The Central Market (Khmer: ផ្សារធំថ្មី, "Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with countless stalls of goods. It is located in Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh. When it first opened in 1937, it was said to be the biggest market in Asia; today it still operates as a market. From 2009 to 2011, it underwent a US$4.2 million renovation funded by the French Development Agency.
Cambodia Securities Exchange
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is the national stock exchange of Cambodia. The exchange's purpose is to achieve high economic growth by facilitating flows of capital, investment, and reallocation of capital based on capital market mechanisms. The exchange is headquartered in the Canadia Tower, in Cambodia's capital city, Phnom Penh.
Notre Dame Cathedral (Phnom Penh)
Notre Dame Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Phnom Penh, was a 19th century French Gothic revival church that served as the cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh. It was located in the Russei Keo District of the city on Monivong Boulevard. The construction of the cathedral began in the 19th century and was overseen by the French colonial government in Cambodia. The architectural style has been described as resembling Reims Cathedral.