PHSAR NAT – MARCHÉ CENTRAL

This market changed name several times: Phsar Kranat (cloth market) under the Protectorate, then Phsar Thom during the Sangkum. During the Pol Pot regime, it served as a rice granary. During the Vietnamese period, it was used as a warehouse for food and salt. In 1989, the eastern part became a "meeting" market (Phsar Nat) where agricultural services offered their produce. Later, the western part was divided into small private stores.