Skuon

Skuon
Nickname(s): Spiderville
Skuon Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 12°3′4″N 105°4′15″E / 12.05111°N 105.07083°E / 12.05111; 105.07083Coordinates: 12°3′4″N 105°4′15″E / 12.05111°N 105.07083°E / 12.05111; 105.07083
Country	Cambodia
Province	Kampong Cham
District	Cheung 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.^[1] Skuon is sometimes known in the local language as "Spiderville", it is famous with international visitors to Cambodia for its fried spiders.

References

↑ 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 city	Kampong Cham

Districts	Batheay Chamkar Leu Cheung Prey Kampong Cham Kampong Siem Kang Meas Koh Sotin Prey Chhor Srey Santhor Stueng Trang

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