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Royal Palace Phnom Penh
The opulent royal residence of the King of Cambodia, featuring the Silver Pagoda with its floor of 5,000 silver tiles.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Chealea
Kampong Cham, Cambodia · Asia
About Chealea
Chealea sits on the route: 15 minutes from Batheay, 39km from Royal Palace Phnom Penh.
Chealea is in Kampong Cham, Cambodia, with about 7,000 people. The nearest town is Batheay, about 9 km away.
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What is there to see near Chealea?
Within an hour or so of Chealea: Royal Palace Phnom Penh (39 km), Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21) (40 km), Choeung Ek Killing Fields (47 km).
Where is Chealea?
Chealea is in Kampong Cham, Cambodia, about 9 km from Batheay.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,981
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Cambodia
- Region
- Kampong Cham
- Timezone
- Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Coordinates
- 11.9104, 104.9295
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Worth the detour from Chealea
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21)
A former high school turned Khmer Rouge interrogation center, now a museum documenting Cambodia's tragic genocide.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Choeung Ek Killing Fields
The most well-known of the Khmer Rouge execution sites, now a memorial with a glass stupa filled with thousands of skulls.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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