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Banteay
Meanchey
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Battambang
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Kampot
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Kandal
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Kep
City
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Koh
Kong
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Kratie |
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Kampong
Cham
I Kampong
Chhang I
Kampong
Speu
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Kampong
Thom
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Mondulkiri |
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Oddor
Meanchey
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Pailin
City
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Preah
Vihear
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Pursat
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Prey
Veng
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Phnom
Penh |
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Ratanakiri
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Sihanoukville
I
Stung
Treng
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Svay
Rieng
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Siem
Reap
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Takeo |
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 Banteay
Meanchey
is a
Cambodian
province
in
the
northwest
of
the
country,
and
its
capital
is
named
Sisophon.
The
town
of
Sisophorn
is
today
a
charming,
quiet
place
that
only
gives
hints
to
its
turbulent
past
upon
closer
examination.
Like
Siem
Reap
and
Battambang
Provinces,
control
of
the
province
has
changed
hands
many
times
between
the
Thais
and
the
Khmers
in
the
more
distant
past,
and
the
Khmer
Rouge
and
central
Phnom
Penh
government
in
recent
decades. |
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With
the
final
demise
of
the
Khmer
Rouge
(locals,
however,
firmly
believe
the
Present
national
reconciliation
only
the
Khmer
Rouge
trick),
the
province
and
towns
are
striving
to
rebuild
their
culture
and
economy. |
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It's
very
friendly
place
with
the
locals
genuinely
happy
to
see
foreign
faces
and
the
stability
that
it
implies.
Normally
just
a
passing-through
spot
on
the
way
to
the
border,
or
between
Battambang
and
Siem
Reap,
the
area
has
a
few
sights
that
warrant
a
visit,
such
the
Banteay
Chhmar
temple
ruins,
the
only
other
Khmer
temple
ruins
besides
the
Bayon
(Angkor)
and
Preah
Khan
(
Preah
Vihear
Province
)
that
features
the
famous
four-faced
monuments.
This
area
was
part
of
the
extensive
Khmer
empire,
with
its
most
notable
remains
the
Banteay
Chhmar
temple
(built
in
12th
and
13th
century)
in
the
north
of
the
province.
In
the
17th
century
the
Siam
took
control
over
Cambodia,
and
made
the
area
of
the
modern
province
part
of
Sisophon
Province.
In
the
year
1907
the
Siam
had
to
cede
control
to
the
French,
and
the
area
was
then
included
into
Battambang
Province.
In
1988
the
province
Banteay
Meanchey
was
split
off
from
Battambang. |
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