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Banteay Meanchey
Situated on the Thai border in north-western Cambodia,Banteay Meanchey Province has had a turbulent recent past.Control of the province changed hands many times between thai forces and the khmer Rouge, finally falling into the hands of the Royal Government in the late 90's. The province is poor and there are still many unexploded mines inthe provinces fields and forests. Nearly all of Banteay Meanchey's 840,000 residents are farmers although the improving economy has led to investment in serei sophoan, the provincial capital, and Poipet. Attraction include:- Manteay Nang Mountain (11 km from town)
- Phnom Touch Mountain (14 km from town)
- Phnom Bac Mountain (4 km from town)
- Phnom Chun Cheang Mountain (3 km from town)
- Snay Mountain (4 km from town)
- Ang Tra Peang Thmor Pool (56 km from town)
- Marble Sculpture and Handcrafts (59 km from town)
- Poipet Casino(42 km from town)
How To Go!Sisophon is a quick transit stop between Thailand and the temples of Angkor complex near Siem Reap Province. However, a number of travelers do find themselves having to spend the night here, particularly in the wet season. BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE Is the historical site which was built between 12th and 13th centuries during the reign of King, Jar Varman VII. The temple is located at Thmar Puok District, along the National Road No 59A in 59-kilometerdistance from Phnom Penh. Nowadays, the temple is damaged because of war and gangs of offendees who have stolen statues and the temple stone for selling them to Thailand. In addition, there are some other temples in Ban Teay Mean Chey province such as Pra Sat Preah Chhor and Pra Sat Pram as well that have mostly been abandoned and not arranged. At Present, Ban Teay Chhmar temple is the main tourist attractive site of the province in Luring foreign tourists to visit. RESORTS Tra Peang Thmar Is the natural resort, similar to Ang Teuk Kang Va, but bigger. It has less tourist activity than Kang Va because it locates far from the provinial town. The resort locates at Phnom Srok District in 56-kilometer distance from the provincial town or 416-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh. Phnom Bak and Phom Chen Chung Is the natural and cultural resort locating at Se Rey Sa Phoan District, along the National Road No 5 in 65-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh or five-kilometer distance from the provincial town, then turning right more 500 Meters. The resort consists of two mountains closed to each other and big-stand rocks which look like wall. On the top of the mountains, there are new buildings constructed in ancient style for local tourists who spend their visit and leisure there during the festival days. La Ang Phnom Touch Is the natural and cultural resort locating at Mun Kul Bo Rey District, along the National Road No 5 in 28-kilometer distance from the provincial town or 332-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh. Visitors who visit the resort are usually interested in: |
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