Udong
Sign in to saveOudong (; also romanized as Udong or Odong) is a former town of the post-Angkorian period (1618–1863) situated in present-day Phsar Daek Commune, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia, near the border between Kandal Province and Kampong Chhnang Province. Located at the foothill of the mountain Phnom Oudong, also known as Phnom Preah Reach Troap (), about 35 km northwest of the modern capital Phnom Penh via National Road No. 5, Oudong was a royal residence and Cambodia's capital for almost 250 years until 1866. A monumental royal necropolis of sovereigns of several centuries is scattered on top of th
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Place details
- Locality
- ឃុំក្សេមក្សាន្ដ
- Region
- ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ
- Country
- ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
- Population
- 8,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Phnom_Penh
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Oudong
- Settlement.native_name
- ឧដុង្គ
- Settlement.nickname
- City of Past Kings
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Oudong 01.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Phnom Oudong
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Oudong, Cambodia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cambodia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kampong Speu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Cambodia
- Located in
- Odongk District
- Image
- Udong 0001.jpg
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- P12749
- Berliet
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Oudong (; also romanized as Udong or Odong) is a former town of the post-Angkorian period (1618–1863) situated in present-day Phsar Daek Commune, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia, near the border between Kandal Province and Kampong Chhnang Province. Located at the foothill of the mountain Phnom Oudong, also known as Phnom Preah Reach Troap (), about 35 km northwest of the modern capital Phnom Penh via National Road No. 5, Oudong was a royal residence and Cambodia's capital for almost 250 years until 1866. A monumental royal necropolis of sovereigns of several centuries is scattered on top of the prominent bisected mountain, which runs from the southeast to the northeast.
==Etymology== thumb|left|230px|Stupas at Oudong The city's name is derived from the Sanskrit word "" (), meaning tall, which probably refers to the mountain. As it had gained religious merit and significance it might have undergone extension towards: "great" or "supreme".