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Angkor National Park

Angkor National Park
Angkor Wat forms part of the ruins of several capital cities of the ancient Khmer Empire in Cambodia. Suryavarman II, a Khmer king, built Angkor Wat in the 12th century as his observatory and shrine.
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Angkor National Park; Angkor; Cambodia; Angkor Wat
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