SIEMREAB

Ruined temples at the Angkor Thom complex, Angkor, Cambodia. also spelled Siem Reap, town, northwestern Cambodia. It lies along the Siemrab River and is linked to Phnom Penh, the national capital, and neighbouring areas by a national highway. The town has a pharmaceutical production centre, a hog-breeding facility, agricultural-machinery workshops, a crocodile farm, and an international airport. Just north of Siemrab are 40 square miles (105 square km) of ruins of the premodern Khmer capital, Angkor Thom (see photograph), as well as the monumental temple complex of Angkor Wat. Pop. (1987 est.) 13,000.