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Fascinating Cambodia

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Cambodia is known as the Kingdom of Cambodia.   It is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is  bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.   Cambodians refer to their country as either Srok Khmer, meaning "Khmer's Land", or the slightly more formal Prateh Kampuchea, literally "Country of Kampuchea". The name "Cambodia" is used most often in the Western world while "Kampuchea" is more widely used in the East.   Here are two (2) of the must-see in Cambodia, among other exciting tourist destinations:   Angkor Wat   ( Temple City ) is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in YaÅ›odharapura- then capital of the Khmer Empire.         Wat Phnom is a Buddhist temple...