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Phnom Penh skyline from TK district Dec 2024
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Phnom Penh's former official name is Krong Chaktomuk Serei Mongkol, which translates to 'city of Brahma's faces'.

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Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Population
2.3M
Coordinates
11.56, 104.93
140th most populous city in the world

Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Lady Penh, the city's founder.

From the “Etymology” section

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Phnom Penh skyline from TK district Dec 2024
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The legend of the founding of Phnom Penh involves a local woman named Penh discovering four Buddha statues inside a floating koki tree.

Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Population
2.3M
Coordinates
11.56, 104.93
140th most populous city in the world

Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Lady Penh, the city's founder.

From the “History” section

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Phnom Penh skyline from TK district Dec 2024
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Phnom Penh is fully surrounded by Kandal province and is located on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac Rivers.

Phnom Penh
Cambodia
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Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Population
2.3M
Coordinates
11.56, 104.93
140th most populous city in the world

Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Lady Penh, the city's founder.

From the “Geography” section

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Phnom Penh skyline from TK district Dec 2024
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Phnom Penh is governed by a governor who oversees the Municipal Military Police and Municipal Police.

Phnom Penh
Cambodia
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city

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Population
2.3M
Coordinates
11.56, 104.93
140th most populous city in the world

Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Lady Penh, the city's founder.

From the “Administration” section

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Phnom Penh skyline from TK district Dec 2024
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The largest annual festival in Phnom Penh celebrates the reversing of the flow of the Tonlé Sap River and includes boat races.

Phnom Penh
Cambodia
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city

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Country
Cambodia
Population
2.3M
Coordinates
11.56, 104.93
140th most populous city in the world

Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industrial, and cultural centre. The city's name derives from Wat Phnom, a Buddhist temple, and Lady Penh, the city's founder.

From the “Culture” section

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Photo: Looppty · CC BY-SA 4.0

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