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Diamond Island (Khmer: កោះពេជ្រ, Kaôh Péch [kɑh peic], lit. "Diamond Island") is a satellite city in Phnom Penh on the Mekong and Bassac rivers.

Diamond Island កោះពេជ្រ
Elysée, Diamond Island
Country	Cambodia
City	Phnom Penh
District	Chamkar Mon
Area
• Total	0.8 ha (2.0 acres)
Website	www.ocic.com.kh

The land was a swamp until the year 2000,[1] but it is now (2017) under work and could become the Phnom Penh residential district and a separate municipality.

A neighborhood named "Elysée" has a style inspired by Paris.[2] In other areas, high towers are under construction.[3]

Almost all of the island is in Chamkar Mon Section.[4]

Education

The Canadian International School of Phnom Penh has its main campus in Koh Pich; this campus opened in 2015.[5]

Gallery

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The 2010 accident

The Phnom Penh stampede was a deadly stampede that occurred during the Water Festival at Diamond Island in Cambodia. It resulted in 347 people being killed and at least 755 being injured.

References

External links

• Project for the island ^{[permanent dead link]}
• A film

На других языках

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- [en] Koh Pich

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[fr] Koh Pich

Koh Pich (en khmer, កោះពេជ្រ, en français l'île Diamant, en anglais Diamond Island) est un nouvel arrondissement de Phnom Penh sur les bords du Mékong et du Bassac au Cambodge.

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