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Phnom Penh

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October 24th 2008
We ventured to Phnom Penh after Saigon. Here we went to visit the National Museum where we saw many artifacts from the Angkor Wat area. We also visited the Tong Sleung museum which was once a high school but was then used the Khmer Rouge as a centre for the torture of many cambodians accused of being opposed to the Khmer Rouge regime or people that once worked for the previous government. You can ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more