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Siem Reap (Khmer: សៀមរាប, Siĕm Réab [siəm riəp]) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Siem Reap has French-colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter and around the Old Market.
Every year nearly 2.6 million [1] tourists visit Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Tourism in Cambodia is one of the most important sectors in the country's economy. In 2013, tourism arrivals increased by 17.5 percent year on year, with business travelers increasing 47 percent. [2]
Phnom Kulen National Park is located in Svay Leu District about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the provincial town of Siem Reap and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Prasat Banteay Srey via Charles De Gaulle Road. There are several nature features, historical places, and other sights making Kulen National Park an interesting place to visit.
Siam Nakhon (Thai: สยาม นคร), later known as Siam Marat, was the name of a former Thai province in the Angkor area. It was a changwat (province) of Siam, but was ceded to French Indochina following the Franco–Siam Treaty of 1906. Its Khmer name was Siem Reap, which meant "defeat Siam". [1]
Phnom Krom is about 12 kilometers southwest of Siem Reap town. Phnom Krom hill is very rocky; local legend has it that the rocks were exposed by the monkey general Hanuman during a hunt for medicine in the Ramayana epic. The area beyond the temple’s west gate affords views of the Tonle Sap lake.
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The museum features a 360-degree mural of the 12th century Angkorian Empire depicting artisans and warriors at war, the mural is 123 meters long and 13 meters high. [6] 63 artists worked on the mural, which took a year and a half to complete. [7]
Buildings and structures in Siem Reap province (4 C, 5 P) G. Geography of Siem Reap province (2 C, 22 P) P. People from Siem Reap province (9 P) S. Siem Reap (1 C, 6 ...
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