Phnom Penh is located in the south-central region of Cambodia, at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers. These rivers provide potential freshwater and river ecosystems as important resources for sustainable environment conditions, nature’s beauty and a prosperous culture for the people of Phnom Penh City from the past to the present.

Phnom Penh lies in front of the Mekong River, which is the main river in Asia with a length of 4,200km (2610 miles). The original source of the river is from the highlands of Tibet China. The river crosses Cambodia from North to South with a total length of 486km (302 miles) and passes Phnom Penh as an intersection of the river to create attractive freshwater and ecosystems for the city.

The city occupied 697.46 square kilometers with total population 2.1 million in 2020.

History

In the past (AD 1372) there was an old woman named "Penh" who was rich and lived near the banks of four rivers. His house was built on a hill east of a small hill. One day, there was a heavy rain, the river was flooded, and Daun Penh went down to the port and suddenly saw a big koki tree floating near the shore, and by the power of the water flowing up and down, the koki tree kept floating nearby. That shore.

When Daun Penh saw this, she hurried to call the neighbors to help pull out the Koki tree. The neighbors tied the ropes and dragged them slowly until they reached the shore. At that time, Daun Penh took a piece of wood to scrape and clean the mud. The idol stood with one hand, a staff, and the other with his hair.

Daun Penh and the neighbors who went to help were very happy to pick up the revered things, so they brought the statues to Daun Penh's house and Daun Penh managed to build a small hut to keep temporarily.

The next day, Daun Penh called on her neighbors to help turn the mound west of her house into a real mountain. After that, he had the wood cut down to make the pillars of the temple that he intended to build on the mountain.

In 1372, Daun Penh and many locals agreed to build a thatched-roof temple on the top of the mountain, and he marched the four bronze Buddha statues to be placed in the temple. He marched to an altar at the foot of the eastern mountain, and realizing that the idol was floating from Laos and looked like Laos, he assumed the name "Neak Ta Preah Chao".

When the temple was built, he invited the monks to sit at the foot of the mountain in the west, so it was called "Wat Phnom Daun Penh", which is now called "Wat Phnom" from then until today.

Natural and Environment

Today, Phnom Penh is a place of diverse economic and urban growth. A swift wave of development has brought in new highrise buildings including a 30-storey business center restaurants catering to every palate, and stylish hotels promising all levels of luxury. Contributing to this development are burgeoning culinary and nightlife scenes that can rival any other in the region.

Phnom Penh's famous riverfront is lined with trendy pubs, bistros, and restaurants. Stores offering beautiful Cambodian silk products and chic galleries dot the side streets. Add to this a blooming arts scene and a heady dusk-to-dawn nightlife and you'll understand why Phnom Penh has become such a well-loved and compelling tourist destination.