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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat Temple reached 43.3 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2015, up 0.24 percent year-on-year, according to a news statement on Friday.
From January to September this year, the ancient site received 1.52 million international visitors, an increase of 1.8 percent over the same period last year, said the statement released by the state-run Apsara Authority, which manages the site.
Three largest sources of foreign tourists to the temple are China, South Korea and Japan.
Angkor Wat Temple, inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1992, is the kingdom's most popular tourist destination. It is located in Siem Reap province, some 315 km northwest of capital Phnom Penh.
An entrance fee to the site is 20 U.S. dollars a day for a foreigner, 40 dollars for a three-day visit and 60 dollars for a week-long visit.
