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	Phnom Penh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Phnom Penh is located in the south-central region of Cambodia, at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong rivers.
		Phnom Penh first became the capital of Cambodia after Ponhea Yat, king of the Khmer Empire fled Angkor Thom when it was captured by Siam in 1431.
		There are stupa behind Wat Phnom that house the remains of Ponhea Yat and the royal family as well as the remaining Buddhist statues from the Angkorean era.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phnom_Penh (930 words)

	Cambodia Travel - Phnom Penh
		Phnom Penh is situated at the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers with the Mekong.
		Wat Ounalom is the most important Wat of Phnom Penh, and the center of Cambodian Buddhism.
		Wat Phnom is much favoured by the inhabitants of the city as it is considered the most appropriate place for prayer and small offerings, given in order to influence one's own fate.
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	Wikinfo \| Phnom Penh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Phnom Penh first became the capital of Cambodia after Ponhea Yat, king of the Khmer Empire(???????????) fled Angkor Thom(???????) when it was captured by Siam(??-???) in 1431.
		By the 1920s Phnom Penh was known as the Pearl of Asia and over the next four decades continued to experience growth with the building of a railway to Kompong Som(????????) and the Pochentong International Airport(????????????????????????????????-???????).
		During the Vietnam War(??????????????), Cambodia, including Phnom Penh, was used as a base by the North Vietnamese Army(???????????????) and the NLF, and thousands of refugees from across the country flooded the city to escape the fighting between their own government troops, the NVA/NLF, the South Vietnamese and its allies and the Khmer Rouge??????????.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Phnom_Penh (858 words)

	Phnom Penh Cambodia: Sights of Phnom Penh. Royal Palace, National Museum, Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, Killing Fields...
		The legend of the founding of Wat Phnom is tied to the beginnings of Phnom Penh.
		She built a hill (‘phnom’ means ‘hill’) and a small temple (wat) at what is now the site of what is now known as Wat Phnom.
		Wat Phnom is the busiest pagoda in town the night of Chinese/Vietnamese New Year’s Eve.
	www.canbypublications.com /phnompenh/ppsights.htm (1711 words)

	Phnom Penh, Cambodia \| AsiaExplorers Travel Guides
		Wat Phnom was built in 1373 to house five statues of Buddha on a 27 meter high man-made hill.
		The stupa behind Wat Phnom houses the remains of Ponhea Yat and the royal family as well as the remaining Buddhist statues from the Angkorean era.
		Phnom Penh was taken by the Khmer Rouge and Democratic Kampuchea on April 17, 1975, the Cambodian New Year, and was evacuated by force; its residents being made to labour on rural farms as "new people".
	www.asiaexplorers.com /cambodia/phnompenh.htm (1174 words)

	M.K. WAYS (Thailand) ....Worldwide to Gateway
		Wat Phnom is a city landmark and a popular place for worship.
		Wat Nokor is an 11th-century Mahayana Buddhist shrine built of sandstone and laterite.
		Phnom Kulen is considered by Khmer people to be the most sacred mountain in Cambodia and is a popular place of pilgrimage.
	www.mkways.com /cambodia/cambodia_toursit.html (3309 words)

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		Phnom Penh is the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
		Hence the name Wat Phnom; Wat for shrine or pagoda in the Khmer language and Phnom literally means mountain.
		This is Phnom Oudong; at one time an ancient capital, bombed and desecrated by the Americans and then the Khmer Rouge, but still possessing and eerie beauty that no war has been able to steal from.
	www.embassyofcambodia.org.nz /Visitphnompenh.htm (514 words)

	Phnom Penh Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Phnom Penh is a sombre cloud with a silver lining.
		Set atop a 27m-high tree-covered knoll, Wat Phnom is the only hill in town.
		Wat Phnom's main entrance is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by balustrades of lions and mythical beasts.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/cambodia/phnom-penh?poi=172691 (189 words)

	Phnom Penh with THAITRAVELERS
		In 1866 Phnom Penh again was made the capital of the country owing to it's convenient defensive and trading location.
		Wat Phnom is a revered place of worship for all Khmers and is the namesake of the capital.
		Situated 15 kilometers from Phnom Penh this is one of the places where tens of thousands of civilians were killed and buried in mass graves.
	www.angkor-wat-net.com /phnom-penh.htm (1178 words)

	Phnom Penh -- Travel & Tours in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Phnom Penh, founded alongside the Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers, has been the capital of Cambodia since the mid15th century, after Angkor was abandoned.
		Most of modern day Phnom Penh was built while under the colonial control of the French, (who occupied it in 1864 as an extension of their interests in Vietnam).
		Visit Phnom Penh for a tour at Tuol Sleng Museum of the genocide, Russian Market and Tonle Sap Lake and fly to Siem Reap to watch the grandeur of Angkor Wat and other historical ruins.
	www.circleofasia.com /cambodia/phnom-penh (469 words)

	Angkor 7th Travel, Phnom Penh Surrounding
		Phnom Penh was founded by a rich old lady named Penh, who house was not far from the river bank, on a knoll on the eastern side of small hill.
		This symbol of the Phnom Penh Capital was built in 1434 to house the sacred relics.
		Phnom Chiso or Surya Parvata The mountain temple was built of late rite brick and sandstone in the 11th century.
	www.angkor7thtravel.com /phnom_penh.php (1040 words)

	Cambodia Tourism
		She decided to create the hill (phnom) that is today the site of Wat Phnom and atop the hill she created a small temple (wat) to house the statues.
		Wat Sotum Significant because it is one of the city's original wats, it was founded in 1422 by King Ponhea Vat.
		Wat Langka is one of Phnom Penh's five original wats (1422).
	www.mot.gov.kh /attraction_pnh.asp (2083 words)

	Tourism of Cambodia: Attraction - WAT PHNOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The main entrance to Wat Phnom is via the grand eastern staircase, which is guarded by lions and naga (snake) balustrades.
		Curiously, Wat Phnom is the only attraction in Phnom Penh that is in danger of turning into a circus.
		Beggars, street urchins, women selling drinks and children selling birds in cages (you pay to set the bird free locals claim the birds are trained to return to their cage afterwards) pester everyone who turns up to slog the 27m to the summit.
	www.tourismcambodia.com /Attractions/PhnomPenh/wat_phnom.asp (449 words)

	Wat Phnom pagoda
		In 1372 she built a hill and a placed a shrine on top of this to house the precious artefacts.
		People from Phnom Penh consider her as a powerful protective spirit of the town and they will offer for her and request her help for any major decisions.
		Wat Phnom ("Mountain Pagoda") is the heart of the city.
	www.taxivantha.com /2_Phnom_Penh/2102.htm (190 words)

	Phnom Penh subpage main
		Phnom Penh is a nice town situated on the crossings of the Tonle Sap, Bassac and Mekong rivers.
		Wat Ounalom is one of the temples in the city and an important one because the head of the Buddhist hierarchy resides here.
		Wat Phnom is the place that originally gave the town it's name as Phnom Penh means "Penh's hill".
	home.planet.nl /~bellaart/html/cambodia/pnpmain2.htm (1511 words)

	Phnom Penh Cambodia Travel: Wat Phnom in Cambodia
		Located on a man-made hill twenty seven meters high in the middle of Phnom Penh, Wat Phnom is a revered place of worship for all Khmers and is the namesake of the capital.
		The original pagoda was built in 1373 to house four Buddha statues said to have been deposited by the waters of the Mekong.
		Wat Phnom has a unique atmosphere and is surrounded by various fortune tellers, mystics, faith healers and elephant rides around the site are available.
	www.cambodia-travel.com /phnompenh/wat-phnom.htm (108 words)

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		Phnom Penh means Hill (Phnom) of lady Penh, who founded it in 1372, the hill became the capital of the kingdom when the King Pohnea Yat settled 1431 after leaving the Angkor town.
		In the area of Wat Phnom, there are a big stupa behind the temple used for keeping the cremated ash of the King, Ponhea Yat, the stupas for keeping cremated ash of the Royal families and remaining Buddhist statues of Angkorean era in the big stupa behind.
		In Phnom Penh, there are 86 priests, 1,633 monks, 859 novices, 2,520 monks, one chief of monks and seven Deputy chiefs of monks.
	www.gocambodia.com /Travel/phnom_penh.asp (2748 words)

	PHNOM PENH TO ANGKOR WAT TOUR 3 DAYS \| CAMBODIA CULTURAL TOUR \| ANGKOR WAT TOUR \| INDOCHINA-ANGKOR WAT TOURS \|
		Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia.
		Angkor Wat, a marvelous temple, the most well known all around the world, was built in the beginning of the 12th century.
		PHNOM PENH: Inter-Continental, Ofitel Cambodiana, Royal Phnom Penh, and Sunway Hotels or similar are used.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/10577.html (925 words)

	Cambodia activities and attractions - Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh and Siem Riep guesthouses
		Phnom Penh is the place for disco nightlife.
		Nightlife in Phnom Penh tends to begin fairly late - an 11 pm start is usual, after a leisurely meal and some drinks at a bar.
		Outside Phnom Penh, nightlife is dominated by Khmer nightclubs.
	www.resorthotel.net /cambodia/shopping.htm (407 words)

	Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Built in the 12th century by the king of the prosperous Khmer empire, Angkor Wat was built as a royal temple dedicated to a Hindu deity.
		Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world.
		Angkor Wat was built by King Suryavarman II in the 12th century as a vast funerary temple that would hold his remains, symbolically confirming his permanent identity with Vishnu.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /cambodia/angkor-wat.htm (1527 words)

	Cambodia visitor, Phnom Penh resident information, Events
		Angkor Wat is just one temple in an ancient Khmer capital that has been abandoned to the jungle.
		The first sights to experience when you're new in town are Wat Phnom, the Royal palace, the National museum and Independence monument.
		Phnom Penh Inside Out brings you Phnom Penh like it is today, in a rush to mend the damage from an unjust war.
	www.taxivantha.com (1256 words)

	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		She thus founded a pagoda, Wat Phnom Don Penh, The Monastery on the Hill of Lady Penh.
		On a hill to the north of the city, and restored or reconstructed in 1434, 1806, 1894 and 1926, Wat Phnom is a symbol of the capital city Phnom Penh and regularly used for prayer, small offerings, and meditation.
		Located to the north approximately 40km from Phnom Penh, and located on a hill overlooking vast plains, this site is famous for cultural patrimonies and used to be a capital city between 1618-1866.
	www.phnompenhtours.com /PP.htm (924 words)

	Cambodia hotels travel and accommodation - Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh and Siem Riep guesthouses
		Phnom Penh is far and away the best place to try inexpensive Khmer cuisine, though Siem Reap also has some good restaurants.
		One of the easiest and most affordable ways to acquaint yourself with Khmer cooking is to wander into the food stalls found in markets all over the country and simply sample each dish before deciding what to eat.
		Rice is the principal staple in Cambodia and the Battambang region is the country's rice bowl.
	www.resorthotel.net /cambodia/visa.htm (893 words)

	Exclusive Journey to Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat - Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Arrival at Phnom Penh Airport (morning flight), after proceeding through immigration to obtain a visa, meet with your guide and transfer to your hotel for check in.
		Afternoon, a city tour to visit Phnom Temple (or Wat Phnom -the place where the fisrt pagoda was built by a woman named 'Penh' in 1372 to house the four Buddha statues found on the banks of the Mekong.
		The compound of Angkor Wat covers almost a square mile and is surrounded by a huge moat 180 meter wide.
	www.circleofasia.com /Exclusive-Journey-to-Phnom-Penh-and-Angkor-Wat.htm (1292 words)

	13 Days Archeological Tour
		Phnom Penh - Kompong Cham - Kompong Thom
		Beng Melea is Lost in the jungle and almost forgotten by the local population, the little explored temple of Beng Mealea (XIth c) is waiting to be rediscovered by the adventurous travelers.The sprawling jungle temple covering over one square kilometer is largely overrun by vegetation.
		Constructed in a distinctly Angkor Wat style, Beng Melea preceded and may have served as a prototype of sorts for Angkor Wat.
	www.visit-mekong.com /tours/cambodia/pk-13Darcheological-adventure.html (1235 words)

	Phnom Penh Municipality !
		The name of Phnom Daun Penh became Phnom Penh, name of the capital city of Khmer in present time.
		To construct stupa on Phnom Daun Penh to bury the ashes of H M. Chao Ponhea Yat.
		To construct stupa at the foot of Phnom Daun Penh hill, at northeast, to bury the ashes of HM.
	www.phnompenh.gov.kh /english/history.htm (1395 words)

	See \| Phnom Penh Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The Silver Pagoda was constructed of wood in 1892 during the rule of King Norodom, who was apparently inspired by Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaew, and was rebuilt...
		The Silver Pagoda was constructed of wood in 1892 during the rule of King Norodom, who was apparently...
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	Phnom Phen Tours
		At arrival in Phnom Penh, transfer to your international flight connection in Phnom Penh.
		On the way to Kompong Thom, 140km to the north, stop at Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei, two hills whose names translate as the 'man hill' and the 'woman hill'.
		Free at leisure on arrival in Phnom Penh.
	www.vacationsincambodia.com /tours_PP.html (1719 words)

	Beyond, Literally, Angkor Wat - TIME Asia Magazine, May. 06, 2002
		But 30 km beyond Angkor Wat is an exquisite mountain region of waterfalls, ancient wreckage and riverbed carvings that leave visitors of any age in awe—although trying to explain the thousand stone phalluses to the youngsters might present a challenge.
		Phnom Kulen is the holiest mountain in Cambodia and a picnic destination for Khmer families.
		Some Siem Reap guesthouse managers warn that Phnom Kulen is riddled with land mines, even though the paths are well worn and thousands of Khmer visit every year without incident.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501020506-233983,00.html (983 words)

	Wat Phnom- Phnom Penh, Cambodia - VirtualTourist.com
		The hill and a small temple were reputedly built by Lady Penh in 1372 after she found a floating Koki tree in the river.
		Wat Phnom is open from 7 a.m to 5.30 p.m daily.
		On the night of the Khmer New Years eve, Wat Phnom is the busiest pagoda in town where devotees gather to celebrate and cover each other in water and talcum powder.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Cambodia/Phnom_Penh-1194372/Things_To_Do-Phnom_Penh-Wat_Phnom-BR-1.html (780 words)

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