Phnom Penh
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to April
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The capital and largest city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh sits at the confluence of the Mekong River, Tonlé Sap River, and Bassac River — a junction historically significant enough to have attracted settlement since at least the fourteenth century. The Royal Palace complex and the Silver Pagoda, with its floor of silver tiles and emerald Buddha, are the architectural centrepieces of the riverfront area. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, housed in the former S-21 prison facility, provides a sobering documentary record of the Khmer Rouge period.
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