Phnom Penh is the largest and capital city of Cambodia.
Importance of Phnom Penh
The city known as the 'Pearl of Asia' nearly 1920. The city traditionally had been a commercial center for the Mekong Valley with facilities for transportation by air, rail, river, and highway. It is a major port, with an outlet to the South China Sea through the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Phnom Penh is the wealthiest and most populous city in Cambodia. Phnom Penh International Airport is the main airport in Cambodia. The royal palace of Phnom Penh is a complex of buildings which are royal abode of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Kings of Cambodia occupied it in 1866. The English-language Phnom Penh Post is the oldest and most comprehensive independent newspaper covering Cambodia today.
