Phnom Penh
/nɒm ˈpen/- the capital of Cambodia, a port at the junction of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers; pop. 1,438,300 (est. 2009). It became the capital of a Khmer kingdom in the mid 15th century. Between 1975 and 1979 the Khmer Rouge forced a great many of its population (then 2.5 million) to leave the city and resettle in the country.金边(柬埔寨首都, 湄公河和洞里萨河交汇处港口, 2009年估计人口1,438,300; 15世纪中叶成为高棉王国首都; 1975年到1979年之间红色高棉强迫大量居民[当时有250万]离此城去农村定居)。