Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (Killing Fields)

Choeung Ek Genocidal centre or the Killing fields was earlier the location for the mass execution of prisoners during the Khmer Rouge which lasted for three years. The victims, mostly innocent civilians, consisting of over 17,000 people including men, women and children were imprisoned and tortured at the secret S-21 prison(now Tuol Sleng Museum) after accusing them of the crimes they didn't commit. After enduring brutal times, these people were terminated on a mass scale where there were hit in the skull, and their throats slit. The atrocity went on for three years, where the bodies were buried together. There were killing fields constructed all over the country, and Cheung Ek located close to the capital was the largest.

In 1980, the site was discovered when over 8000 skulls were recovered from the fields. Extensive research led to more findings of the horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge, which is considered to be one of the notorious killings in human history. In 1988, a stupa was erected at this site, which houses skulls of about 10000 people along with human bones and bits of clothes. Visitors get to witness the genocidal terror when they visit over 100 graves.