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Siem Reap

Wat Thmey memorial, Siem Reap

Understanding the Khmer Rouge years without leaving Siem Reap

Memorials and historyType
In short

Wat Thmey is a working pagoda on the edge of Siem Reap with a memorial stupa holding the remains of victims of the Khmer Rouge period. It is small, quiet and rarely crowded, and it gives visitors who are not travelling to Phnom Penh somewhere to understand that history without a day of travel.

Checked

September 2026

Part of Heritage
At a glance

Visiting

Where
North of central Siem Reap, on the road towards the temples
Time needed
20 to 30 minutes
Cost
A donation to the pagoda is the norm
Note
An active monastery, not a museum - dress and behave accordingly

Questions travellers ask

Is it a substitute for Tuol Sleng?
Not really, but it is honest and local, and it is a great deal better than skipping the subject because you are not going to Phnom Penh.
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