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The capital was again renamed "Siem Reap" (siam defeated) after it was rightfully returned to Cambodia in 1907 under the reign of Sisowath I (1904-1927) after military pressure on Siam by the joint forces of Cambodia and the French colonial government.
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Siem Reap province is the tenth largest province in Cambodia. Having reached a population of one million in 2019, it ranks as the nation's fourth most populous province. A large portion of Siem Reap province's southern border is demarcated by the
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literally means 'Siam defeated' and emerged after the victory of Ang Chan I over the Siamese in 1530 at Angkor, a reminder of the centuries-old conflict between the Siamese and the Khmer. In Siam, the province and its capital were called
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for the Siamese province of Inner Cambodia which included Phra Tabong (Battambang), Siemmarat (Siem Reap), and Nakhon Wat (Angkor Wat). The Inner Cambodia province was split into Battambang and Siem Reap by the royal decree of
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in 1941, resulting in victory for Thailand and a return to Thai control (with exception of Siem Reap and Angkor Wat). The province again reverted to Cambodia in 1946, after the end of World War II with French and
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Article 6 of the "Convention between France and Siam Amending the Stipulations of the Treaty of 8 October 1904, Concerning the Territories and the Other Arrangements, Signed at Paris, the 13th February
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The province is divided into 2 municipalities and 11 districts, and further subdivided into 100 communes and 907 villages.
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Siem Reap - The Gate to Angkor (Official Website of the Provincial Town Siem Reap on www.rithyrineangkorresidence.com
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the same year. This area became part of a disputed territory between France and Siam (now Thailand) which led to the
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and as such, it is one of the nine provinces that making up the
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in 1795 and was later returned to Cambodia in 1907 after the
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The province came under the control of the Thai kingdom of
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Islam which is mostly followed by 545:, and the UNESCO tentative site of 13: 14: 1886: 1281: 765: 711: 1842: 1690: 1560: 1394: 1380: 1372: 1355: 1173:National Institute of Statistics 1101: 1086: 1071: 1056: 1042: 403: 322: 321: 212: 159: 136: 96: 85: 78: 67: 684: 541:, the UNESCO tentative site of 1230: 1220: 1191: 1125: 482:. It borders the provinces of 255:2 municipalities; 11 districts 1: 1395: 1356: 1118: 1381: 1373: 552: 7: 1255:"Administration; Siem Reap" 619: 516:Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve 10: 1891: 1032: 581: 1699: 1688: 1674: 1590: 1569: 1558: 1482: 1470: 1367:Banteay Meanchey province 1333: 1017: 994: 971: 948: 925: 902: 879: 856: 833: 810: 787: 753: 733: 681:is 0.2% in the province. 592:French colonist authority 571: 547:Phnom Kulen National Park 533:. 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Province




Angkor Wat
Angkor Thom
Phnom Kulen
Angkor
Official seal of Siem Reap
Map of Cambodia highlighting Siem Reap
13Β°21β€²N 103Β°51β€²E / 13.350Β°N 103.850Β°E / 13.350; 103.850
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Cambodia
Siem Reap
CPP
National Assembly
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UTC+07:00
ICT
ISO 3166 code
www.siemreap.gov.kh
Khmer
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Khmer script
Khmer
[siΙ™mriΙ™p]
province
Cambodia

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