Phnom Penh

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capital city city

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, known for its location at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers and its blend of French colonial and Khmer architecture.

Aliases (1)

Phnom Penh Municipal Administration ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
becameCapitalOfCambodia	1865 →
callingCode	+855 →
capitalOf	Cambodia →
climateClassification	tropical wet and dry climate →
contains	Choeung Ek genocide center → Independence Monument → National Museum of Cambodia → Royal Palace of Cambodia → Silver Pagoda → Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum → Wat Phnom →
country	Cambodia →
culturalRole	cultural center of Cambodia →
demonym	Phnom Penher →
economicRole	economic center of Cambodia →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	12 metres →
formerColonialPower	France →
foundedAsCity	1434 →
governingBody	Phnom Penh Municipal Administration →
hasArchitecturalStyle	French colonial architecture → Khmer architecture →
hasInternationalAirport	Phnom Penh International Airport →
hasPostalCodeRange	12000–12999 →
hasUniversity	Royal University of Fine Arts → Royal University of Phnom Penh →
historicalEvent	heavily affected by Khmer Rouge regime →
isSeatOf	National Assembly of Cambodia → Royal Government of Cambodia → Senate of Cambodia → Supreme Court of Cambodia →
largestCityOf	Cambodia →
locatedIn	Asia → Cambodia → Southeast Asia →
locatedInTimeZone	Indochina Time →
locatedOnRiver	Bassac River → Mekong River → Tonlé Sap River →
officialLanguage	Khmer →
population	over 2 million →
religionMajority	Theravada Buddhism →
riverConfluenceOf	Bassac River → Mekong River → Tonlé Sap River →
subdivisionType	municipality →
utcOffset	+7 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	Phnom Penh →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambodia →	capital
King of Cambodia →	capitalCity
Khmer Rouge →	capitalUnderRule
Phnom Penh ("Phnom Penh Municipal Administration") →	governingBody
Francophonie →	hasKeyCity
Southeast Asia →	hasMajorCity
Mekong River Commission →	hasSecretariatOffice
Khmer Rouge →	headquartersDuringRule
Royal Academy of Cambodia →	headquartersLocation
Cambodia →	largestCity
Royal Academy of Cambodia →	locatedIn
Cambodian Civil War →	location
Mekong River →	majorCityOnRiver
King of Cambodia →	seat
Phnom Penh →	vehicleRegistrationCode