Cambodia's famed Angkor receives 83,854 foreign visitors in seven months, up more than 13 times

Tourists visiting the Angkor Wat temple complex, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Siem Reap province. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia's famed Angkor Archeological Park attracted 83,854 foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2022, up 13.5 times compared to the same period last year, said a press statement on Thursday.

The ancient site made US$3.37mil (RM15mil) in revenue from ticket sales during the January-July period this year, also up 13 folds year-on-year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise's statement.