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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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 Preah
Vihear
is
quite
a
big
northern
province
of
Cambodia.
Its
capital
is
called
Phnom
Tbeng
Meanchey.
The
province
itself
is
named
after
the
temple
of
Prasat
Preah
Vihear,
what
is
definitely
the
hotspot
of
this
province.
Much
of
the
province
is
extremely
remote
and
strongly
forested.
Unfortunately
do
large
logging
companies
reduce
the
natural
landscape
by
carving
huge
tracts
of
pristine
tropical
hardwoods
out
of
the
locations.
It
is
also
one
of
the
least
populated
provinces
in
the
Kingdom
of
Cambodia.
This
tranquil
site
is
popular
for
the
Preah
Vihear
temple,
standing
in
the
vicinity
of
the
borderline
between
Thailand
and
Cambodia. |
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The
province
has
one
of
the
worst
infrastructures
in
the
country
–
there
are
even
no
proper
Major
Roads
in
existence.
Going
around
this
province
is
not
that
easy
if
you’re
used
to
proper
roads
and
usual
transportation
possibilities,
as
there
are
only
a
few
pick-ups
or
some
money-hunting
moto
drivers
to
take
you
where
you
would
like
to
go. |
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Whatsoever
the
province
has
a
lot
to
offer
for
those,
who
are
interested
in
ancient
temple
structures
and
remote
villages
without
touristy
influence.
Here
in
Preah
Vihear
you
may
find
three
of
the
most
impressive
legacies
from
the
Angkorian
era:
the
mountain
temple
of
Prasat
Preah
Vihear,
the
10th-century
capital
of
Koh
Ker
and
the
mighty
Preak
Khan.
Koh
Ker
is
nowadays
easily
accessible
from
Siem
Reap
via
Beng
Mealea,
but
the
other
two
still
remain
difficult
to
visit,
requiring
long
and
tough
overland
journeys
and
a
distinct
possibility
to
spend
a
night
in
the
jungle.
During
the
wet
season
these
places
are
more
or
less
unreachable.
But
there
are
governmental
plans
to
develop
the
region
for
a
smooth
but
constant
tourism,
building
roads
and
improving
infrastructure. |
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The
provincial
capital
Tbeng
Meanchey
is
due
to
the
state
of
the
infrastructure
and
it’s
geographical
location
not
visited
by a
lot
of
foreigners.
Most
of
them
don’t
make
it
here
worrying
about
the
street
conditions
and
the
backcountry
feeling
of
no
fast
supply
in
need.
The
city
is
sprawling
and
dusty
and
consists
of
little
more
than
two
small
major
dirt
roads
form
South
to
North.
There
is
nothing
interesting
in
town
or
to
do,
so
it
has
necessarily
become
more
a
stopover
on
the
way
to
Koh
Ker
and
Preah
Khan. |
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