The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia was larger in extent than previously thought and fed by a single water system, according to a new map published by an international team of researchers. The ...

A new map made from satellite data reveals Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple was the center of one of the largest cities of the pre-industrialized world. The research also sheds light on the extent of the ...

The ancient sandstone temples of Angkor have stood up to endless assaults down the centuries, from medieval raiders armed with clubs and spears to genocidal looters laying land mines. These days, the ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Dozens of multistory hotels, many under construction, pack the road leading from the bustling international airport to Cambodia’s increasingly blemished cultural gem. Home to the ...

A huge urban sprawl once surrounded Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple, according to a newly created map. The scale of the settlement makes it more plausible that the inhabitants of Angkor brought on ...

The rainy season reveals Cambodia's deep cultural link to water and the genius of its historical hydro-engineers ...

Plans to build a new amusement park and resort near Cambodia’s most famous historic site, the Angkor Archaeological Park, have worried conservation experts. In November, the Cambodian government ...

ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia’s prized tourist destination, receives over 2.5 million visitors a year. Sometimes, at dawn, it can feel like a million of them are right there next to you, disembarking from tour ...

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The trip to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat was unplanned. A Singaporean friend working in the aviation industry had just returned from Siem Reap and said that it was possible again to take a direct flight on ...