Oudong
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  Oudong
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| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Chhnang Province |
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For the dish, see Udon.
Oudong (also romanized as Udong and Odongk) was a royal capital of Cambodia from 1618 to 1866, located on top of Phnom Udong, about 40 km northwest of Phnom Penh. In the year 1866, it was abandoned by King Norodom, taking his royal court along with him to the current capital, Phnom Penh.
It was extensively bombed by the American forces during the Vietnam War and damaged by the Khmer Rouge in 1977.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.taxivantha.com/2_Phnom_Penh/2202.htm Where to go Udong (Oudong)]. taxivantha. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- "The Rough Guide Southeast Asia" Rough Guides, 2002 ISBN 1-85828-893-2
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