Angkor was the site of several capitals of the Khmer Empire, north of Tonlé Sap lake

Angkor was the site of several capitals of the Khmer Empire, north of Tonlé Sap lake, in northwest Cambodia. Far about five and a half centuries (9th to 15th), it was the heart of the empire. Extending aver an area of 120 sq mi (32.3 sq km), the ruins contain same of the mast imposing monuments in the world, including about a thousand temples, mainly Hindu and same Buddhist; the ancient city, however, had an extent perhaps nearly 10 times that size (according to satellite photographs published in 2007), and was home to perhaps 750,000 people.

The ancient city of Angkar （ ）