Doun Penh or Daun Penh (, , lit. "Grandmother Penh") is a major district (''

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Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...

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. Many major businesses in Phnom Penh like Sorya Shopping Center and Mokod Pich Jewelry Enterprise are located here. The district has an area of . According to the 2019 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 155,069. The district is the commercial hub of Phnom Penh, marked by the

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with its unique

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and several major roads which emanate from and pass near the market. The district is subdivided into 11 ''

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s'' and 134 '' kroms''.

Administration

Places of interest

* Khalandale Mall Phnom Penh * FCC Phnom Penh * Independence Monument *

National Museum of Cambodia The National Museum of Cambodia () is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. Overview The museum houses one of the world's l ...

* Norodom Sihanouk Memorial * Royal Railway Station * Phsar Thom Thmey *

Royal Palace of Cambodia The Royal Palace of Cambodia () is a complex of buildings which serves as the official official residence, royal residence of the Monarchy of Cambodia, King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer language, Khmer is the ''Preah Barom Reacheaveang Cha ...

Silver Pagoda The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram (), also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot (Khmer: វត្តព្រះកែវមរកត, "Temple ...

* Sisowath Quay * Sorya Shopping Center * Wat Botum *

Wat Ounalom Wat Ounalom (, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: , ; also Wat Unnalom and several other spellings) is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Royal Palace of Cambodia. As the former seat of Cambodia's Mohanikay Order, it is the most i ...

Wat Phnom Wat Phnom (, Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN, UNGEGN: , Romanization of Khmer#ALA-LC Romanization Tables, ALA-LC: ; "Mountain Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Doun Penh section, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh. The site features a pagoda, a stupa symbo ...

Education

Lycée français René Descartes de Phnom Penh The Lycée français René Descartes de Phnom Penh is a private French school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, operated under agreement with the Agency for French Education Abroad (''Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger''; AEFE). The scho ...

in Wat Phnom sangkat In 2014, due to the large numbers of schools in the areas, there are congestion problems when the schools dismiss classes.

References

Districts of Phnom Penh {{Cambodia-geo-stub