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In 2011, the EFEO finished restoring a ruin in this city previously dubbed “the largest 3D jigsaw puzzle in the world.” In 1923, Henri Mouhot’s (-5[1])(“awn-REE moo-OH’s”) writings inspired the novelist André Malraux (“mal-ROH”) to loot bas-reliefs from a “Citadel of Women” north of this city, which Bernard-Philippe Groslier (“grohl-YAY”) called a “hydraulic city.” At the center of (-5[1])this city’s walled historic center, or Nôkôr Thom (“naw-kaw TOME”), is a temple known for its stone towers carved with serene, smiling faces. Two temples called mebon were located in large reservoirs called baray (“buh-RYE”) in this city, (10[1])the home (10[2])of the Bayon. In this city, five prang towers decorated with bas-relief devatās (10[1])(“DAY-vuh-tahs”) form a massive sandstone temple complex built by Sūryavarman II. (10[2])For 10 points, what capital of the Khmer Empire contains a namesake Wat? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Angkor [or Ângkô; or Yashodharapura or Yôsothôrôboreăh; accept Angkor Wat or Ângkô Vôtt; accept Siem Reap or Siăm Riăp]
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