1958 FARK City Plan or Map of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

This is a 1958 'Service Géographique des Forces Armées Royales Khmères' (FARK) city plan or map of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Printed in French, schools, temples, markets, stadiums, and other locations around the city are labeled. 117 other locations, including embassies, museums, government ministries, pharmacies, restaurants, banks, and hotels, are illustrated and numerically identified. The corresponding indexes are situated in the upper right and lower left corners.

Forces Armées Royales Khmères

The Forces Armées Royales Khmères (FARK, Royal Khmer Armed Forces) was founded in 1953 after Cambodia concluded a convention with France. Signed during the Indochina War, the convention allowed Indochina to create its own military. Not long after Cambodia declared its independence from France. With a strength of less than 35,000, this new military force was known as the Forces Armées Royales Khmères, or FARK. FARK existed until March 18, 1970, when Lon Nol, the pro-U.S. prime minister and defense minister, overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk and established the Khmer Republic. FARK became Forces Armées Nationales Khmères (FANK, Khmer National Armed Forces).

Publication History and Census

This map was created and published by the Service Géographique des Forces Armées Royales Khmères in 1958. A singular example is cataloged in OCLC at The British Library.