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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
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Stung
Treng
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Svay
Rieng
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Siem
Reap
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Takeo |
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This
pictures
province
is
located
in
the
Southwest
of
the
country,
having
an
eighty
kilometres
costal
strip
with
the
Gulf
of
Thailand.
The
provincial
capital
is
named
Kampot
and
sits
near
the
base
of
the
abundant
green
Elephant
Mountains
and
the
famous
Bokor
Hill
Station.
Compete
to
crowded
Sihanoukville
in
the
North
of
the
province
you
may
find
quietness
and
almost
no
tourists
around
here.
Most
visitors
come
here
to
have
a
look
at
the
old
French
colonial
architecture,
which
is
one
still
in
charming
condition,
to
have
a
vantage
point
for
visiting
the
near
beaches
or
the
small
islands
of
Kep.
Kampot
province
is
also
renowned
for
the
quality
of
its
fruits
(durian,
coconut,
mango,
etc.),
its
sea
salt
and
of
course
the
famous
Kampot
Pepper.
The
special
fresh
climate
and
soil
type
of
Kampot
as
well
as
the
experience
from
several
generations
of
pepper
farmers
make
this
pepper
unique
and
much
sought-after
by
gourmets’
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The
small
town
of
Kampot
on
the
Tuk
Chhou
River
is
5km
inland
from
the
sea.
Fishing
and
farming
are
the
main
activities;
durians
and
melons
grow
in
abundance.
To
the
south
end
of
the
town
is a
large
dusty
traffic
circle
with
three
hotels
arrayed
around
it –
Phnom
Kieu,
Phnom
Kamchay,
and
Tuk
Chhou.
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Each
has
its
own
restaurants;
Tuk
Chhou
offers
a
seedy
nightclub.
Also
on
the
circle
is
the
Prachummith
Restaurant,
which
is
close
by
is
the
Amar
Restaurant.
To
the
south
near
the
river
is
the
GPO
and
telecommunications
building.
At
the
north
end
of
town,
about
1.5
km
away,
lays
the
Central
Market,
with
quite
a
lot
of
food
stalls.
All
Kampot
transportation
is
concentrated
within
the
range
of
the
market
-
cycle,
motors,
taxis,
trucks,
and
buses.
The
railway
station
lies
further
north,
but
isn’t
used
anymore.
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There’s
almost
no
interest
in
Kampot,
except
to
walk
around
the
town
and
look
at
crumbling
French-built
blue-shuttered
shop
fronts.
You
can
reach
Kampot
by
irregular
plane
service
from
Phnom
Penh.
It’s
not
the
best
and
more
comfortable
way
to
get
there
by
car.
It
takes
about
5
hours
to
cover
the
150
km
from
Phnom
Penh
to
Kampot
on a
bumpy
road,
which
but
goes
through
a
scenic
changing
nature.
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