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Tuol Sleng torture center

former Security Prison 21, or S-21, under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
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Summary

Tuol Sleng torture center is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,962 views/month, #7 of 3,430).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tuol Sleng torture center received the Jikji Memory of the World Prize[3].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center was a member of International Coalition of Sites of Conscience[4].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center is located in Phnom Penh[5].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center is in the country of Cambodia[6].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's instance of is recorded as museum[7].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's instance of is recorded as prison[8].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center took place at Phnom Penh[9].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's Commons category is recorded as Tuol Sleng[10].
  • 1980 marks the founding of Tuol Sleng torture center[11].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center was dissolved in 1979[12].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.549444444444, 'lon': 104.91777777778}[13].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's located on street is recorded as Phnom Penh[14].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's official website is recorded as http://www.tuolsleng.gov.kh[15].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's director / manager is recorded as Kang Kek Iew[16].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's partially coincident with is recorded as Tuol Sleng[17].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's partially coincident with is recorded as Tuol Sleng torture center[18].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'km', 'text': 'ទួលស្លែង'}[19].
  • Tuol Sleng torture center's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[20].

Body

Founding

1980 marks the founding of Tuol Sleng torture center[11].

Leadership

Tuol Sleng torture center's director / manager is recorded as Kang Kek Iew[16].

Recognition

Tuol Sleng torture center received the Jikji Memory of the World Prize[3].

Dissolution

Tuol Sleng torture center was dissolved in 1979[12].

Why It Matters

Tuol Sleng torture center ranks in the top 0.2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,962 views/month, #7 of 3,430).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Tuol Sleng torture center receive?

Honors received include Jikji Memory of the World Prize[3].

Related Entities

Cambodia Kang Kek Iew

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . en.unesco.org. Retrieved . en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . sitesofconscience.org. Retrieved . sitesofconscience.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 43
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  2. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director / manager → Kang Kek Iew
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