Cambodia Travel 2014 | Cambodia News 2014 | Cambodia Travel Guide | Phnom Penh 2014 | Visit Cambodia | Visit Siem Reap Siem Reap (Khmer: ក្រុងសៀមរាប, pronounced [siəm riəp]; Thai: เสียมราฐ) is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and a popular resort town as the gateway to Angkor region. Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handycraft shops, silk farms, rice-paddy countryside, fishing villages and a bird sanctuary near the Tonle Sap Lake. Siem Reap today—being a popular tourist destination—has a large number of hotels, resorts, restaurants and businesses closely related to tourism. This is much owed to its proximity to Angkor temples, the most popular tourist attraction in Cambodia. More At : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siem_Reap Cambodia (Listeni/kæmˈboʊdiə/;[7] Khmer: កម្ពុជា, Kampuchea, IPA: [kɑmˈpuˈciə]), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa) and once known as the Khmer Empire, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its total landmass is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 sq mi), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. With a population of over 15 million, Cambodia is the 69th most populous country in the world. The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, practiced by approximately 95 percent of the population. The country's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams, and 30 hill tribes.[8] The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic, and cultural center of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni, a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years. Cambodia's ancient name is "Kambuja" (Sanskrit: कंबुज).[9] In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king and marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire which flourished for over 600 years, allowing successive kings to dominate much of Southeast Asia and accumulate immense power and wealth. The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples including Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site, and facilitated the spread of first Hinduism, then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia. After the fall of Angkor to Ayutthaya in the 15th century, Cambodia was then ruled as a vassal between its neighbors. Click Here To See More Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTNbLN_PaJeIFMymyPgTXrw Long Beach Nightlife And Attracktions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A77DZnZZKUs SeaWorld San Diego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwUkuKNCtkY Pacific Rim National Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XXSQvf9w14 San Diego Attractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OZboPQBTg San Diego Wild Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAeipfkHUdA San Diego Safari Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Med9u-fZ2Z8 San Diego Safari Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNdhYUoh1bE San Diego Ca Wild Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCwnsqnadPc San Diego Wild Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxCPGO3ygc San Diego Wild Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJt9zNXcGx4

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