Phnom Penh

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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.

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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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
riverConfluenceOf Bassac River
Mekong River
Tonlé Sap River
subdivisionType municipality
utcOffset +7
vehicleRegistrationCode Phnom Penh self-link

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Supreme Court of Cambodia locatedIn Phnom Penh
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Silver Pagoda locatedInCity Phnom Penh
Wat Phnom locatedIn Phnom Penh
Wat Phnom cityLandmarkOf Phnom Penh
Independence Monument locatedIn Phnom Penh
subject surface form: Independence Monument (Phnom Penh)
Independence Monument maintainedBy Phnom Penh
subject surface form: Independence Monument (Phnom Penh)
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh municipal authorities
Phnom Penh International Airport locatedIn Phnom Penh
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh Municipality
Phnom Penh International Airport servesAsPrimaryAirportFor Phnom Penh
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh metropolitan area
Senate of Cambodia meetsIn Phnom Penh
Senate of Cambodia locatedIn Phnom Penh
National Museum of Cambodia locatedIn Phnom Penh
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
National Museum of Cambodia city Phnom Penh
National Museum of Cambodia region Phnom Penh
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh Municipality
Choeung Ek genocide center locatedNear Phnom Penh
subject surface form: Choeung Ek Genocide Center
Choeung Ek genocide center nearbyCity Phnom Penh
subject surface form: Choeung Ek Genocide Center
Choeung Ek genocide center region Phnom Penh
subject surface form: Choeung Ek Genocide Center
this entity surface form: Phnom Penh Municipality
Bassac River passesThrough Phnom Penh
Bassac River cityOnRiver Phnom Penh
Ieng Sary placeOfDeath Phnom Penh
Ieng Sary workLocation Phnom Penh