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Monivong Boulevard
Monivong Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a central boulevard and thoroughfare of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was named after King Monivong of Cambodia. Most streets in Phnom Penh have numbers rather than names and Monivong Boulevard is also known as Street 93. It crosses Sihanouk Boulevard near the centre of the city. Route Monivong Boulevard crosses the city from north to south. The other main north south thoroughfare in the center of town is Norodom Boulevard. For most of its length, Monivong Boulevard runs parallel to Norodom Boulevard at a distance of 800 metres. However, the two major boulevards eventually join at the traffic circle near the Monivong Bridge over the Bassac River in the southern section of the city.Forbes, Andrew (2006). ''Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia'', pp. 28. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with ''The Discovery Channel'' . The Phnom Penh Hotel and Phnom P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monivong Boulevard
Monivong Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a central boulevard and thoroughfare of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was named after King Monivong of Cambodia. Most streets in Phnom Penh have numbers rather than names and Monivong Boulevard is also known as Street 93. It crosses Sihanouk Boulevard near the centre of the city. Route Monivong Boulevard crosses the city from north to south. The other main north south thoroughfare in the center of town is Norodom Boulevard. For most of its length, Monivong Boulevard runs parallel to Norodom Boulevard at a distance of 800 metres. However, the two major boulevards eventually join at the traffic circle near the Monivong Bridge over the Bassac River in the southern section of the city.Forbes, Andrew (2006). ''Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia'', pp. 28. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with ''The Discovery Channel'' . The Phnom Penh Hotel and Phnom P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monivong Bridge
Monivong Bridge ( Khmer: ស្ពានព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a heavily trafficked bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It bridges the Bassac River near the end of National Highway 2 to southern Cambodia and lies along the National Highway 1 which connects the city to eastern Cambodia and Vietnam. On the eastern shore lies the Chhba Ampeou Market. Images File:Aerial View of Preah Monivong Bridge View from Chbar Ampov.jpg, erial View of Preah Monivong Bridge View from Chbar Ampov File:Preah_Monivong_Bridge_View_from_Flyover_Aug_2022.jpg, Preah Monivong Bridge View from Flyover File:Aerial_View_of_Kbal_Thnol_Overpass_Area.jpg, Aerial View of the Bridge and Surrounding Area (Bassac River, Monivong Boulevard Monivong Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a central boulevard and thoroughfare of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was named after King Monivong of Cambodia. Most streets in Phnom Penh have nu ... etc.) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Cambodia
The system of transport in Cambodia, rudimentary at the best of times, was severely damaged in the chaos that engulfed the nation in the latter half of the 20th century. The country's weak transport infrastructure hindered emergency relief efforts, exacerbating the logistical issues of procurement of supplies in general and their distribution. Cambodia received Soviet technical assistance and equipment to support the maintenance of the transportation network. Road transport Highway network * Total - 38,257 km (2004) ** Paved - 2,406 km (2004) ** Unpaved - 35,851 km (2004) Of the current total roadway network, only about 50% of the roads and highways are hard surfaced, all-weather, and in good condition. About 50% of the roads were constructed of crushed stone, gravel, or compacted earth. Secondary roads are of unimproved earth or were little more than tracks. In 1981 Cambodia opened a newly repaired section of National Route 1 which runs southeast from Phnom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Market (Phnom Penh)
The Central Market ( km, ផ្សារធំថ្មី, ; meaning "New Grand Market") is a market and an art deco landmark in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The bright yellow building completed in 1937 has a 26-metre high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally across the block, creating vast hallways housing countless stalls and a variety of goods. Initially designed by city architect Jean Desbois, construction works were supervised by French architect Louis Chauchon. When it first opened in 1937, it was said to be the biggest market in Asia; today it still operates as a market. History After Phnom Penh became the capital of the French protectorate of Cambodia within French Indochina in 1867, the population grew enormously and the French set about creating a spacious modern city. The decision to build a market dates back to the end of the 1920s in response to the increase in the population to 90,000 inhabitants. It was decided to bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Penh Commercial Bank
Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCB; km, ធនាគារ ភ្នំពេញ ពាណិជ្) is a public bank of Cambodia. The bank was founded on 1 September 2008 with US$15m in paid in capital. The head office of the bank is located at #217, Norodom Blvd, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chomkarmon. The bank was established as a joint venture of Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank (now SBI Savings Bank) of South Korea, and SBI Group of Japan. The SBI Group has invested $6 million for a 40% interest in the new Cambodian bank while Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank has invested $8.55 million for a 57% stake. The remaining 3% investment was held by another South Korean financial group. The Phnom Penh Commercial Bank is Cambodia's 23rd commercial bank, and was the first bank launched by a Japanese company in Cambodia. In 2016, the bank was acquired by a consortium of South Korean and what is now OK Financial Group (a conglomerate run by Koreans in Japan, Korean Japanese entrepreneurs), each obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Penh Hotel
The Phnom Penh Hotel is a hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has over 400 rooms and is located along Monivong Boulevard in the Central Business District of the city. The hotel has a number of notable restaurants including Le Palace Chinese Restaurant, the Little Sheep Hot Pot Restaurant which serves a selection of meats and seafood and the Zen Japanese Restaurant which specialised in Sushi is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is " .... External linksOfficial site Buildings and structures in Phnom Penh Hotels in Cambodia {{Cambodia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channel was the third most widely distributed subscription channel in the United States, behind now-sibling channel TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. , Discovery Channel is available to approximately 88,589,000 pay television households in the United States. History John Hendricks founded the channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., in 1982. Several investor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassac River
The Bassac River ( km, ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) is a distributary of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River. The river starts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and flows southerly, crossing the border into Vietnam near Châu Đốc. The name Bassac comes from the Khmer prefix “pa” (father or male) added to sak (សក្តិ) (power or honor), a Khmer word borrowed from the Sanskrit “sakti” (शक्ति). In Vietnam it is known as the Hậu River (''Sông Hậu'' or ''Hậu Giang'' in Vietnamese). The Bassac River is an important transportation corridor between Cambodia and Vietnam, with barges and other craft plying the waters. A city of the same name was once the west-bank capital of the Kingdom of Champasak. Sak (សក្តិ) can also be seen in the Khmer spelling of Champasak; (ចំប៉ាសក្តិ). USS ''Satyr'' (ARL-23), a recommissioned repair ship originally built for the United States Navy during World War II, served on the Bassac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norodom Boulevard
Norodom Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះនរោត្តម), also called Street 41 ( km, ផ្លូវលេខ៤១, link=no), is a major boulevard in Cambodia and one of Phnom Penh's oldest arterial roads. It was named after King Norodom. It connects with Monivong Bridge in the south-east of the city at the Bassac River and joins with the north of the city at Wat Phnom. History During the French protectorate of Cambodia, it was called ''Boulevard Doudart de Lagrée,'' in honor of Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, the corvette captain is the architect of the transfer of the capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh. During the Khmer Rouge rule, the building of the Central Bank of Cambodia was blown up, and rebuilt in 1991 in its previous location on Norodom Boulevard (then still Tou Samouth Boulevard). In July 1988, as the Vietnamese commanders left Phnom Penh, Khmer citizens holding small Vietnamese and Cambodian flags sat on the curbs of Tou Samouth Boulevard, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monivong Blvd
Sisowath Monivong ( km, ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស, ;Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. ''Cambodian-English Dictionary''. Bureau of Special Research in Modern Languages. The Catholic University of America Press. Washington, D.C. 27 December 1875 – 24 April 1941) was the King of Cambodia from 9 August 1927 until his death in 1941. During his reign, Cambodia was a French protectorate. Monivong was the grandson of the poet-king Ang Duong, grandfather of Norodom Sihanouk and the great-grandfather of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni. His full regnal title and style was ''Preah Bat Samdech Preah Serey Monivarman Krom Luang Chao Chakrabangsa Sisowath Monivong Ney Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea'' ( km, ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះសិរីមុនីវរ្ម័នក្រុមហ្លួងចៅចក្របាងស្ស ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sihanouk Boulevard
Sihanouk Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះសីហនុ) is a central boulevard of Phnom Penh which is the capital of Cambodia. The boulevard crosses the city in an east–west direction. It is named in honour of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, one of the country's greatest kings. It crosses with the east–west Norodom Boulevard at Independence Monument and near Wat Lanka. It crosses Samdech Hun Sen Boulevard. Wat Moha Montrey is located on the boulevard in the western area of the city. The Lucky Supermarket is located approximately after it crosses with Monivong Boulevard which passes through the entire city in a north–south direction in the centre. The boulevard circles around Independence Monument, which is located just south of the Embassy of North Korea.Forbes, Andrew (2006).''Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia'', pp. 28. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with ''The Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monivong
Sisowath Monivong ( km, ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស, ;Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. ''Cambodian-English Dictionary''. Bureau of Special Research in Modern Languages. The Catholic University of America Press. Washington, D.C. 27 December 1875 – 24 April 1941) was the King of Cambodia from 9 August 1927 until his death in 1941. During his reign, Cambodia was a French protectorate. Monivong was the grandson of the poet-king Ang Duong, grandfather of Norodom Sihanouk and the great-grandfather of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni. His full regnal title and style was ''Preah Bat Samdech Preah Serey Monivarman Krom Luang Chao Chakrabangsa Sisowath Monivong Ney Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea'' ( km, ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះសិរីមុនីវរ្ម័នក្រុមហ្លួងចៅចក្របាងស្ស ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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