Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh (, ) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cambodie. Locatit on the banks o the Mekong River, Phnom Penh haes been the naitional caipital syne the French colonised Cambodie, an haes grown tae become the naition's centre o economic activities. Phnom Penh haes grown tae become the industrial, commercial, cultural, tourist  an historical centre o Cambodie.ref name="NIS2008"/

Ance kent as the Pearl o Asie, it wis considered ane o the loveliest o French-built ceeties in IndocheenaePeace of Angkor Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2007-07-27. in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, alang wi Siem Reap an Sihanoukville, are significant global an domestic tourist destinations for Cambodie. Foondit in 1434, the ceety is notit for its bonnie an historical airchitectur an attractions. There are a number o survivin French colonial biggins, such as the Ryal Palace, Phsar Thmei, an ither French style biggins alang the grand boulevards.

Situatit on the banks o the Tonlé Sap, Mekong an Bassac rivers, Phnom Penh is hame tae mair nor 2 million o Cambodie's population o ower 14 million. It is the wealthiest an maist populous ceety in Cambodie an is hame tae the kintra's politeecal hub.

Internaitional relations
Twin touns an sister ceeties

Phnom Penh is twinned with: 
  Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States
  Lowell, Massachusetts, Unitit States
  Providence, Rhode Island, Unitit States
  Savannakhet, Laos
  Vientiane, Laos
  Mandalay, Burma
  Busan, Republic o Korea
  Incheon, Republic o Korea
  Ho Chi Minh Ceety, Vietnam
  Hanoi, Vietnam
  Cần Thơ, Vietnam
  Lam Dong, Vietnam
  Shanghai, Cheenae
  Tianjin, Cheenae
  Kunming, Cheenae
  Changsha, Cheenae
  Bristol, Ingland

 References 


Category:Alliance for Healthy Ceeties
Category:Municipalities o Cambodie
Category:Provinces o Cambodie
Category:Populatit places on the Mekong River