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Angkor is an area in northwestern Cambodia that was capital of one of the world's great ancient civilisations, the Khmer Empire, for more than six centuries, beginning around the year 800 AD. The image above shows Angkor Wat temple, the largest religious structure in the world. In the photo gallery below are some of the other remarkable stone creations that the ancient Khmers left behind at Angkor.

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