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Siem Reap

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

noun

  1. a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.


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Cambodia's defence ministry said in a statement Tuesday morning that Phnom Penh had proposed a bilateral border committee meeting with Thai counterparts to be held in Cambodia's Siem Reap province this month.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

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

Getting to Siem Reap is now much easier thanks to a new international airport, and there is plenty to do in the city.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

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

From BBC • May 26, 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