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Lycée Sisowath

1933 establishments in CambodiaEducational institutions established in 1933Schools in Phnom Penh

Lycée Sisowath (Khmer: វិទ្យាល័យព្រះស៊ីសុវត្ថិ; also Sisowath High School) is a secondary school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The school was founded in 1873 as a collège (middle school) and became a lycée (middle and high school) in 1933. It is named after King Sisowath.

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វិទ្យាល័យ​ព្រះស៊ីសុវត្ថិ

Preah Sokun Meanbon (Street 178)
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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