Siĕmréab

Angkor, Cambodia: Angkor Thom ruins

Siĕmréab, also spelled Siem Reap, city, northwestern Cambodia. It lies along the Siĕmréab River and is linked to Phnom Penh, the national capital, and neighbouring areas by a national highway. The town has a pharmaceutical production centre, a hog-breeding facility, agricultural-machinery workshops, a crocodile farm, and an international airport. Just north of Siĕmréab are 40 square miles (105 square km) of ruins of the premodern Khmer capital, Angkor (or Angkor Thom), which includes the monumental temple complex of Angkor Wat. Pop. (2008) 230,714; (2019) 245,494.