Choeung Ek (Killing Fields)
Sight in Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Choeung Ek (Khmer: ជើងឯក, Cheung Êk [cəːŋ ʔaek]) is a former orchard, in Dangkao, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, that was used as a Killing Field between 1975 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge in perpetrating the Cambodian genocide. Situated about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the city centre, it was attached to the Tuol Sleng detention centre. The bodies of 8,895 victims were exhumed from the site after the fall of the Ro... (read more on Wikipedia)
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Hotels/Accommodations nearby
- Rita Guesthouse (3,690 m)
- Tra Ny Ka Hotel (3,890 m)
- Monorom Guesthouse (3,920 m)
- Takhmao Good Health Hotel (4,210 m)
- S K Mart Hotel (4,290 m)
Other locations nearby
- DNT93 Mall (4,620 m)
- Russian Market (5,010 m)
- Sovanna Shopping Center (5,340 m)
- Tuol-Sleng-Genozid-Museum (5,840 m)
- Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh (5,860 m)
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