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Siem Reap

American  
[see-uhm ree-uhp, syem ryap] / ˈsi əm ˈri əp, ˈsjɛm ˈrjæp /
Or Siemreap,

noun

  1. a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.


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Tour operators, vendors and drivers in Siem Reap and Bangkok say the closures and renewed clashes in July and this month have sharply hit business.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

I meet Sothea on a hot and sticky afternoon this summer, in Siem Reap, a town close to Angkor Wat and the other monuments that first drew Johnson to Cambodia.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

The incident happened near the city of Siem Reap on Friday.

From BBC May 26, 2023

Austin and Wei are in Siem Reap, Cambodia, attending a meeting of defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asia Nations and other major countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2022

The new arrivals told him of the evacuation and how the Khmer Rouge forced everyone to leave all the cities, including Phnom Penh, Battam- bang, and Siem Reap.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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