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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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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
I
Sihanoukville
I
Stung
Treng
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Svay
Rieng
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Siem
Reap
I
Takeo |
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 Kratié
is
one
of
Cambodia’s
eastern
provinces
with
less
population,
who
make
their
lives
on
the
riverbanks
of
the
Mekong.
Beyond
the
riverbanks
it
is a
remote
place
with
almost
no
population
and
thick-forested
areas
to
calm
down.
The
provincial
capital
is
also
called
Kratié
and
lies
also
on
the
banks
of
the
mighty
Mekong
River,
which
emboss
the
province
from
the
North
to
the
South.
The
stretch
of
the
river
around
Kratié
town
is
home
to a
group
of
rare
sweet
water
Irrawaddy
dolphins.
Therefore
the
dolphins
are
the
main
tourist
attraction
of
the
province
and
the
town.
The
river
also
has
hundreds
of
green
island,
and
circling
water,
which
are
also
attracting
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Kratie
town
is
sleepy
but
picturesque
with
sandbars
and
big
islands
out
front
and
bends
in
the
river.
Unlike
in
many
towns
around
Cambodia,
the
war
years
were
fairly
kind
to
the
French
architecture
and
the
roads,
at
least
in
the
town
itself.
There
are
some
nice-looking
homes
of
French
and
Khmer
style
scattered
about,
adding
to
the
pleasant
feel
of
the
place.
You’ll
also
find
a
bustling
market
which
is a
great
place
to
watch
frogs
being
skinned
(and
escaping
first
through
the
holes
in
the
nets),
sample
some
delicious
foods
(such
as
freshly
grilled
corn
cakes)
and
generally
take
in
rural
Cambodian
life.
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The
rare
freshwater
Irrawaddy
dolphins
make
their
home
in
the
Mekong
River,
just
north
of
Kratie.
With
only
around
120
remaining,
they
are
surely
worth
a
visit.
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Whether
you
are
just
on a
trip
seeing
the
river
towns
along
the
Mekong
or
taking
a
full
circuit
trip
around
the
east
and
northeast,
Kratie
is a
nice
place
to
spend
a
night
or
two.
The
river
scene
of
Kratie
has
a
beautiful
river
boulevard
with
dozens
of
snack
and
drink
stands
in
the
late
afternoon
and
evening,
making
this
a
nice
spot
to
chill
out
and
watch
the
people
parading
by.
There
are
also
a
few
big
concrete
decks
along
the
river
scene.
The
river
road
is a
great
place
for
a
stroll
or
jog.
Enjoy
the
dramatic
sunsets
over
the
Mekong.
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