Monument

Phnom Penh

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December 14th 2008
Today I went to see the killing fields which is a momorial area to the people who Pol Pot (the former Cambodian leader) had killed...there is a large monument to the dead, it is built on the former area of some of the death camps. ... read more

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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