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(Redirected from Skun) City in Kampong Cham, Cambodia
Skuon ស្គន់
City
Nickname: Spiderville
Skuon is located in CambodiaSkuonSkuonLocation within Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°3′4″N 105°4′15″E / 12.05111°N 105.07083°E / 12.05111; 105.07083
Country Cambodia
ProvinceKampong Cham
DistrictCheung Prey
Fried spiders for sale at the market in Skuon

Skuon (Khmer: ស្គន់) is the district capital of Cheung Prey District, in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. This busy market town has grown up around the intersection of National Highway 6 and National Highway 7. Skuon is around 49 kilometres (30 mi) west of the provincial capital at Kampong Cham city and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Skuon is sometimes known in the local language as "Spiderville", it is famous with international visitors to Cambodia for its fried spiders.

References

  1. Total Road Atlas of Cambodia 2006 (3rd ed.). Total Cambodge. 2006. p. 44.
  • Freeman, Michael (2004), Cambodia, Reaktion Books, ISBN 1-86189-186-5. p. 31.
  • Ray, Nick (2002), Lonely Planet Cambodia, Lonely Planet Publications, ISBN 1-74059-111-9. p. 308.
Kampong Cham province
Capital: Kampong Cham
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