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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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The Resume

    (1372- )
    Capital and largest city of Cambodia
    Area: 678.46 km²
    Population: 2,287,862 (December 1, 2011)
    Said to have been founded by a nun named Lady Penh, who built a temple called Wat Phnom after seeing five Buddha statues in a hollow tree floating on the Mekong River
    Name means ‘Lady Penh’s hill’
    Previously called ‘Krong Chaktomuk’, meaning ‘City of Four Facecs’
    Taken over by the Khmer Rouge (April 17, 1975)
    Recaptured by Vietnamese forces (1979)

Why Phnom Penh, Cambodia might be annoying:

    It was abandoned by Khmer kings for 360 years. (1505-1865)
    Fires constantly broke out in many parts of the city during the late 19th Century.
    The Khmer Rouge emptied the city and forced its inhabitants to live in the countryside.
    Even worse, they converted Tuol Sleng High School into a prison for killing dissidents, then they buried the remains in the Killing Fields around the city’s vicinity.
    A stampede killed around 347 people and injured 755 more during the last day of the Water Festival. (November 22, 2010)
    It is a hotbed of rampant crime, corruption, and prostitution.
    The local dialect was regarded as ‘lazy speech’ because its speakers often omit syllables.

Why Phnom Penh, Cambodia might not be annoying:

    It was known as the ‘Pearl of Asia’ during the 1920s.
    Some buildings from the colonial era have survived up to this day.
    During the Vietnam War, it housed refugees fleeing the countryside.
    Nowadays, it has witnessed an economic and construction boom.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 79.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 84.48% Annoying