Skuon ( km, ស្គន់) is the district capital of Cheung Prey District, in Kampong Cham Province,

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6 and National Highway 7. Skuon is around west of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city and north of the Cambodian capital

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

. Skuon is sometimes known in the local language as "Spiderville", it is famous with international visitors to Cambodia for its

fried spider Fried spider is a regional snack in Cambodia. In the Cambodian town of Skuon ( Cheung Prey, Kampong Cham Province), the vending of fried spiders as a specialty snack is a popular attraction for tourists passing through this town. Spiders are also ...

References

* Freeman, Michael (2004), ''Cambodia'', Reaktion Books, . p. 31. * Ray, Nick (2002), ''Lonely Planet Cambodia'', Lonely Planet Publications, . p. 308. {{KampongChamProvince Towns in Cambodia Populated places in Kampong Cham province