phnom penh

     

In January 1979 Vietnamese troops took over this capital city & overthrew Pol Pot

Trivia about phnom penh

  • This Cambodian capital lies at the confluence of the Bassac, Tonle Sap & Mekong rivers
  • After the Khmer Rouge came to power, this city's population dropped from about 2 million to 20,000
  • This city was founded in 1434 to succeed Angkor Thom as capital of the Khmer Empire
  • Between 1811 & 1866 the capital of Cambodia Ping-Ponged between Oudong & this
  • Holiday in this Asian capital to visit a former U.S. embassy & the killing fields of Choeung Ek
  • This capital was virtually deserted during the reign of the Khmer Rouge
  • In this city you can visit an uplifting museum of Khmer art, or Tuol Sleng, a museum of torture & murder
  • When the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, it forced most of this capital's people to evacuate
  • The first 2 letters are silent in the name of this capital at the junction of the Mekong & Tonle Sap Rivers
  • Vientiane,Hanoi,Phnom Penh

Found pages about phnom penh

Users that searched for phnom penh