Kep () is the capital of Kep Province in southern

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

. It lies near

Kep National Park Kep National Park () is a national park in Cambodia's Kep Province that was established in 1993 and covers an area of . The nearest town lies at Kep. The park includes a small mountain range and a number of hiking trails. The trails offer view ...

. The small city has a population of 35,990. The city is home to many abandoned villas left from by the French Colonial authorities and the elites of Cambodia during the 70s due to the Khmer Civil War and the Khmer Rouge.

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Towns in Cambodia Populated places in Kep province {{Cambodia-geo-stub