Cheung Aek
Cheung Aek is a locality in Cheung Aek, Dangkao, Phnom Penh. Cheung Aek is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Choeung Ek, as well as near the locality Phumĭ Bakur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Choeung Ek Genocidal Center.
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
Battlefield
Photo: Timgray200, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Choeung Ek is a site in Dangkao on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, that was used as a Killing Field between 1977 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge to perpetrate the Cambodian genocide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koh Pich.
Koh Pich
Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koh Pich is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It lies in the Tonlé Bassac River near Chaktomuk, where the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of Chamkar Mon District and faces Koh Norea across the river. Koh Pich is situated 8 km northeast of Cheung Aek.
Cheung Aek
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Choeng-Ek” and “Phumĭ Cheung Êk”
- Location: Cheung Aek, Dangkao, Phnom Penh, Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.48222° or 11° 28′ 56″ northLongitude
104.90182° or 104° 54′ 7″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
7P36FWJ2+VPGeoNames ID
1829061
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In Other Languages
“Cheung Aek” goes by many names.
- Khmer: “Cheung Aek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Choeung Ek and Phumĭ Bakur.
Notable Places Nearby
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