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The history of Cambodia, a country in mainland Southeast Asia, begins with the earliest evidence of habitation around 5000 BCE. [1] [2] Detailed records of a political structure on the territory of what is now Cambodia first appear in Chinese annals in reference to Funan, a polity that encompassed the southernmost part of the Indochinese peninsula during the 1st to 6th centuries.
Phnom Penh [a] is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, industrial, and cultural centre. Before Phnom Penh became the capital city, Oudong was the capital of the country.
Its capital, Vyadhapura, probably was located near the present-day town of Ba Phnom in Prey Veng Province. The earliest historical reference to Funan is a Chinese description of a mission that visited the country in the 3rd century. The name Funan is largely believed to be derived from the Old Khmer word 'Phnom' meaning
2003 Phnom Penh riots: Nationalist rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. 7 July: Cambodian parliamentary election: Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly. 2004: 14 October: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated. His son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor. 2008: June
Phnom Penh became a ghost town of only about 10,000 people. There were no shops, post offices, telephones, or telegraph services. Frequent shortages of water and of electricity occurred in all urban areas, and the government prohibited movement across provincial borders, except for that of trucks distributing rice and fuel.
Russey Keo (Khmer: ប្ញស្សីកែវ [ʔrɨhsəj kaew]; meaning "Crystal Bamboo"), also spelled as Russei Keo, is a district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.This district consists of the northern and north-eastern outskirts of the main city of Phnom Penh, stretching from Khan Sen Sok in the west to the Tonlé Sap River in the east.
Flag Duration Usage Description 1863–1970 Flag of the King of Cambodia: A blue field surrounded by a red band with elements of the Royal arms of Cambodia in gold. [5]1993–present
Although the East of Cambodia was badly hit by American bombing with towns such as Kampong Cham and Kampot including their universities and hospitals being razed, many New Khmer Architecture buildings in Phnom Penh and across the country survived the years of war and devastation remarkably intact.