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Banteay
Meanchey
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Battambang
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Kampot
I
Kandal
I
Kep
City
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Koh
Kong
I
Kratie |
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Kampong
Cham
I Kampong
Chhang I
Kampong
Speu
I
Kampong
Thom
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Mondulkiri |
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Oddor
Meanchey
I
Pailin
City
I
Preah
Vihear
I
Pursat
I
Prey
Veng
I
Phnom
Penh |
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Ratanakiri
I
Sihanoukville
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Stung
Treng
I
Svay
Rieng
I
Siem
Reap
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Takeo |
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 Stung
Treng
is a
northern
province
of
Cambodia.
It
was
formerly
called
Xieng
Teng
and
was
once
a
part
of
the
vast
Khmer
Empire,
then
the
Lao
kingdom
of
Lan
Xang
and
later
the
Lao
kingdom
of
Champassack.
During
the
period
of
French
Indochina
it
was
again
ceded
to
Cambodia. |
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The
provincial
capital
is
also
named
Stung
Treng
and
is
an
important
trade
hub
with
a
few
hints
of
Lao
influence
scattered
about,
owing
to
the
fact
that
the
Lao
border
is
about
50
km
away.
It’s
a
friendly,
quiet
country
town
situated
on
the
confluence
of
the
San
River
and
the
Mekong
River.
It
actually
sits
on
the
banks
of
the
San
River,
with
the
mighty
Mekong
coming
into
the
picture
on
the
northeastern
outskirts
of
he
town. |
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The
San
River
goes
by
three
names,
depending
on
which
of
the
locals
you
speak
to.
Some
call
it
the
Kong
River
because
the
San
and
Kong
Rivers
merge
together
about
10
km
northeast
of
Stung
Treng
town,
confusing
people
about
which
name
the
river
should
bear.
Others
call
it
the
Sekong
River,
which
is
the
combined
name
of
these
two
rivers.
Whatever
name
the
fiver
beside
the
town
goes
by,
it’s
another
one
of
Cambodia’s
beautiful
picture-postcard
river
towns.
It’s
a
nice
place
to
kick
back
and
chill
out
if
you
are
on a
circuit
tour
of
the
Northeast
River
Scene,
from
here
to
Laos.
The
San
River
is
fronted
in
Stung
Treng
by a
nice
stretch
of
paved
road.
It’s
the
centre
of
socializing
(as
in
most
Cambodian
river
towns)
in
the
late
afternoon
and
early
evening
hours
as
the
locals
ride
up
and
down
the
stretch
enjoying
the
view
and
each
other.
Drink
and
dessert
stands
spring
up
earlier
to
serve
the
daily
merrymaking
crowd.
It’s
a
nice
spot
for
a
walk
or
jog
any
time
of
the
day
as
the
river
road
turns
into
a
pleasant
rural
road
that
leads
to
the
airport
4 km
north
of
town. |
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The
river
port
area
just
in
front
of
the
small
city
park
is
fairly
busy,
handling
trade
between
Cambodia
and
Laos.
The
ferry
across
the
San
River
to
where
National
Highway
No 7
continues
north
to
the
Laos
border
is
also
at
this
pier.
The
fare
is
300
riel
per
head.
We
went
for
a
ride
on
this
stretch
(2,000
riel
for
taking
a
big
bike
on
the
ferry),
but
there
is
not
much
to
see
along
the
way
besides
light
jungle
and
some
remnants
next
to
the
road
that
was
a
target
of
carpet
bombing
during
the
Vietnam
War
years
(the
road
was
recently
overhauled
and
is
now
one
of
the
best
in
the
country).
The
road
works
its
way
eastward
so
it
does
not
afford
views
of
the
Mekong
River
as
one
would
hope.
The
few
residents
we
saw
along
the
way
were
truly
amazed
to
see
the
likes
of
us,
who
would
want
to
be
there.
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