
Choeung Ek Killing Field
An estimated 1.4 million Cambodians were killed by the Khmer Rouge during 1975 to 1979. The executions took place in dozens of killing locations throughout the country, which have become known as Cambodia’s Killing Fields. The most notorious is Choeung Ek, 15kms from the center of Phnom Penh. Originally a 2ha orchard, and later, a section was used as a...