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Delve into Tuk Laak
The district Tuk Laak of Phnom Penh in Phnom Penh is a subburb in Cambodia and is a district of the nations capital.
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: 37°C / 99 °F
Morning Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
Evening Temperature | 38°C / 101 °F |
Night Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 35% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
38°C (100 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
38°C (100 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
37°C (98 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Raffles Hotel Le Royal
HOLIDAY VILLA PHNOM PENH
Villa Samnang Boutique Hotel
Diamond Palace Resort
Villa Sovanna Boutique Hotel
AMANJAYA PANCAM HOTEL
King Grand Suites Boutique Hotel
G Mekong
Villa De La Paix Hotel & Spa
Lumiere
Videos from this area
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Phnom Penh Cambodia Uli's Restaurant Edelweiss
German Uli in Phnom Penh Cambodia. Ulis Restaurant Edelweiss on the Waterfront Near Kings Palace.Lods of German Food. Uli s Deutsches Restaurant - Edelweiss - in Phnom Penh Kambodscha.
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...
Massenmord-Tourismus in Kambodscha
Massenmord-Tourismus in Kambodscha - Vom schwierigen Umgang mit der grausamen Vergangenheit ein Filmbericht von Jürgen Hansen und Simone Stripp - ARD "titel, thesen, temperamente" 21.03 ...
Travel Cambodia - A World Nomad Learns Som Pas
If you're travelling to Cambodia, you'll notice how Cambodians greet each other with their palms together. This is called Som Pas. To whom the Som Pas is being given to will determine how...
The Killing Fields, Choeung Ek @2011 Phnom Penh
The Killing Fields are a number of sites in Cambodia where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately...
Early bird update from the rooftop.
I slept in a hammock on the roof of the team house because seven teams arrived yesterday from the USA. It was either hammock outdoors or share a room with two others in one of those inner rooms...
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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.
Institute of Technology of Cambodia
Institut de Technologie du Cambodge is the only institution in Cambodia whose mission is to form superior and middle managers whom private companies need. It is so in narrow relation with the industrial world directly involved in the regional context. It benefited from a frame of action (finance,... ) which allowed ITC to start without time losing. The first objective is to prepare executives arranging qualities allowing the students to face the labour market in Cambodia and in the region.
National Museum of Cambodia
The National Museum of Cambodia (Sala Rachana) in Phnom Penh is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum.
Independence Monument, Phnom Penh
The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 for Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands on the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city. It is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the great Khmer temple at Angkor Wat and other Khmer historical sites. The Independence Monument was designed by the influential Cambodian modern architect Vann Molyvann.
International University, Cambodia
International University is a top private higher education institution specializing in medicine & medical science. Established in 2002, IU is recognized and nationally accredited by the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Royal Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports and the Accreditation Committee of Cambodia (ACC).
Royal University of Phnom Penh
The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) is Cambodia’s oldest and largest university located in the capital Phnom Penh. It hosts more than 10,000 students across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. It offers degrees in fields such as the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as vocational courses in fields such as information technology, electronics, psychology and tourism.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom (Khmer: វត្តភ្នំ; "Mountain Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was built in 1373, and stands 27 metres (88.5 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest religious structure in the city. The pagoda was given the name of Wat Preah Chedey Borapaut.
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.
Hotel Le Royal
Hotel Le Royal is a luxury five star boutique hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The hotel is located at 92 Rukhak Vithei Daun Penh, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Daun Penh District. It was first established in 1929, and in its early heyday enjoyed an international clientele comprising globetrotters and adventurers, writers and journalists, royalty and dignitaries. It is today operated by the Raffles Hotels & Resorts.
InterContinental Phnom Penh
Hotel Inter Continental is a 5-star InterContinental hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has 346 rooms and is located in the city centre. The InterContinental Phnom Penh is 20 minutes drive from Pochentong International Airport. It features a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and spa services. The Regency Cafe provides all day dining with international fare while Xiang Palace Cantonese Restaurant offers Chinese food.
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.
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.
Western International School of Phnom Penh
Western International School (WIS) is a private secondary school located in the heart of Phnom Penh. Staff members and teachers are mostly from the United States, Canada, and other English speaking countries. They focus on delivering to Cambodian students basic knowledge of English language, western social and economical development and standards, and advanced science and technology. The school opened in September of 2003.
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.
Boeung Kak
Kak Lake or in Cambodian Beung Kak is a small lake in the northern part of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Between 2007 and 2011, the area around the lake was the site of Cambodia's largest mass eviction, resulting in national and international controversy.
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 Ounalom
Wat Ounalom (also Wat Onalaom and several other spellings) is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Royal Palace of Cambodia. It is the most important wat of Phnom Penh, and the center of Cambodian Buddhism. It was established in 1443 and consists of 44 structures. It was damaged during the Khmer Rouge but has since been restored. The main complex has a stupa which contains what is believed to be an eyebrow hair of Buddha and an inscription in Pali.
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.
RCAF Old Stadium
Lambert Stadium, also known as Old Stadium, is a stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 7,000 spectators. It is the home of National Defense Ministry FC of the Cambodian League.
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.