Choeung Ek Killing Fields, Cambodia - Facts and Images

Below are some images taken recently while I was in Phnom Penh.

The Choeung Ek Killing Fields are a stark reminder of what happened during the Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot regime. Dates and information below come to you from the Choeung Ek Museum Website. 


Choeung Ek Killing Fields


1975-1978: about 20 thousand victims including diplomats, foreigners, intellectuals, officers, soldiers, farmers especially children and women were murdered there, nine of whom were Europeans.

Early 1978: Khmer Rouge soldier and people accused of betrayal were transported to be exterminated with hands bound behind their backs and blindfolded.

January 7,1979: Cambodia was liberated from UCKRR and then the mystery of the killing fields including Choeung Ek were discovered.

1979-1980: 129 mass graves were found, 86 of which were excavated. 8,985 corpses were exhumed. The largest mass grave was a grave containing 450 corpses.

1989: The Government of Cambodia turned Choeung Ek Killing field into:

• the National Center for preservation of the evidence of UCKRR

• the National Center for recalling and honoring the spirits of victims murdered throughout the country.

• A memorial stupa was constructed as a symbol of the cruel and barbaric homicides committed by the Khmer Rouge Communist Regime.

Present: Choeung Ek Killing Field became a historical museum for humankind and is one of the most popular attractions for both domestic and foreign tourism in Phnom Penh.

Source - Choeung Ek Museum Website. To read more visit - www.cekillingfield.com

Images From Choeung Ek Killing Fields, located 15km south west of Phnom Penh. You can easily reach the site on a tuk tuk, by car or cycling. Click on the image to enlarge.

If you have been here, please leave a comment and share you thoughts with us!

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