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Siem Reap

Or Si·em·re·ap,

[see-uhm ree-uhp, syem ryap]

noun

  1. a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.



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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.

The brand new Chinese-built airport terminal at Siem Reap, gateway to the famed temple complex of Angkor Wat, is deserted.

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She added that foreign tourists would also be banned from taking flights from Thailand to the popular Cambodian resort town of Siem Reap.

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The ban applies to any vehicle or person trying to cross into Cambodia from checkpoints across several Thai provinces, as well as foreign tourists flying into Siem Reap.

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Meanwhile, villagers say many have already given up on Run Ta Ek, putting padlocks on their new homes and moving away — presumably back closer to Siem Reap and the Angkor site where it is easier to make a living.

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