Killing Fields of Siem Reap

It is not known exactly how many Cambodians died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge during the three years, eight months and 21 days of their rule. The Vietnamese claim 3 millions death, while foreign experts long considered the number close to 1 millions. Hundreds of thousands of people were executed by the Khmer Rouge leadership, while hundreds of thousands more died of famine and disease.

Saturday, March 25, 2006


The view of the Killing Fields ground from a far which is now occupied by the village people and monks! This biggest version of this place in in the capital city with burial grounds, museums and fields preserved the way it was!

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