Longvek
Longvek or Lavek was a city in Cambodia. It was the second capital city during the Cambodia's post-Angkor period which began after the Angkor era. The city was known to early European traders as "Cambodia".
Photo: Johannes Vingboons, Public domain.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former capital of Cambodia
- Also known as: “Khum Péam Lôvêk”, “Khŭm Péam Lvêk”, “Loung Verk”, “Lovêk”, “Peam Lovek”, “Phumĭ Péam Lôvêk”, “ល្វែក”, and “ロウウェク”
Longvek
- Categories: human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Longveaek, Kampong Tralach, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.86509° or 11° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
104.75761° or 104° 45′ 27″ east
Population
9,610
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7P36VQ85+22
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Longvek” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洛韋”
- Chinese: “洛韦”
- Dutch: “Longvek”
- French: “Lovek”
- German: “Lovek”
- Irish: “Longvek”
- Italian: “Lovek”
- Japanese: “ロンヴェク”
- Khmer: “Longveaek”
- Khmer: “បន្ទាយលង្វែក”
- Khmer: “លង្វែក”
- Korean: “លង្វែក”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lovek”
- Norwegian: “Lovek”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lovek”
- Portuguese: “Lovek”
- Russian: “Ловек”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Longvek”
- Spanish: “Lovek”
- Thai: “ละแวก”
- Vietnamese: “Longvek”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Khum Longvek and Phum Phsar Trach.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Lovek and Horizon Outdoor (Cambodia) Co., Ltd..
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