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Siem Reap

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[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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"We are very happy that we came here and we feel safe at the moment," said German visitor Kay Florek, who arrived in Siem Reap with her family despite hearing news of combat.

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

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

We'd just spent several days in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, and I'd finally been able to relax.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2023

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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