Damnak Chang'aeur District (Srŏk Dâmnăk Châng’aeur)
Damnak Chang'aeur (ដំណាក់ចង្អើរ, UNGEGN: Dâmnăk Châng'aeur ) is a district (srok) in Kep Province, Cambodia. It is the largest district in the province and a train track from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville runs through here. The district is subdivided into three communes (khum) and 11 villages (phum).
In June 1994, Phnom Voar in Damnak Chang'aeur hit the international headlines as the site of the kidnapping of three westerners, Australian David Wilson, 29, Briton Mark Slater, 28, and Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, 27 from a train by Khmer Rouge forces led by Commander Chouk Rin.
In June 1994, Phnom Voar in Damnak Chang'aeur hit the international headlines as the site of the kidnapping of three westerners, Australian David Wilson, 29, Briton Mark Slater, 28, and Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, 27 from a train by Khmer Rouge forces led by Commander Chouk Rin.
Map - Damnak Chang'aeur District (Srŏk Dâmnăk Châng’aeur)
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The main cause of the coup was Norodom Sihanouk's tolerance of North Vietnamese military activity within Cambodia's borders; Vietnamese communist forces had gained de facto control over vast areas of eastern Cambodia as a result. Another important factor was the dire state of the Cambodian economy, an indirect result of Sihanouk's policies of pursuing neutrality.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| KHR | Cambodian riel | ៛ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| KM | Central Khmer language |
| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |