Choeung Ek Genocidal Center

Choeung Ek is a site in Dangkao on the outskirts of , capital of , that was used as a Killing Field between 1977 and 1979 by the Khmer Rouge to perpetrate the Cambodian genocide.
  • Battlefield
  • Description: Mass grave of the victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
  • Also known as
    “Choeung Ek”
    “Killing Fields”
    “មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល ប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ ជើងឯក”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koh Pich and Phnom Penh.
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Latitude
11.48421° or 11° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
104.90225° or 104° 54′ 8″ east
Open location code
7P36FWM2+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­battlefield
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Choeung Ek Genocidal Center” goes by many names.
Choeung EkChinese
琼邑克Chinese
Choeung EkCroatian
Choeung EkDutch
Choeung EkEsperanto
Choeung EkFinnish
Choeung EkGalician
צ’ואנג אקHebrew
צ’ונג אקHebrew
Csoeng EkHungarian
Choeung EkIndonesian
Choeung EkItalian
チュンエクJapanese
Choeung EkMaltese
Choeung EkNorwegian
Choeung EkNorwegian Bokmål
چوئونگ اکPersian
Choeung EkPolish
ТьэнгъаекRussian
Чоенг ЭкRussian
Чоэнг-ЭкRussian
Choeung EkSerbo-Croatian
Čoeung EkSlovenian
Choeung EkSwedish
เจิงเอกThai
Choeung EkTurkish
Choeung EkVietnamese

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