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Banteay
Meanchey
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Battambang
I
Kampot
I
Kandal
I
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
I
Pailin
City
I
Preah
Vihear
I
Pursat
I
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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 Svay
(pronounced
Swai)
Rieng
is
on
of
the
smallest
and
sleepiest
Cambodian
provinces
that
just
happen
to
have
one
of
the
country’s
busiest
highways
running
straight
through
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National
Highway
No
1,
which
links
Phnom
Penh
and
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
in
Vietnam
just
after
you
cross
the
Mekong
River
by
way
of
the
Neak
Loeung
Ferry.
It
is
also
one
of
the
poorest
provinces
of
Cambodia
due
to
the
poor
quality
of
the
land.
Most
of
the
provincial
population
eke
out
a
subsistence
living
based
on
farming
and
fishing. |
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Svay
Rieng
is
the
provincial
capital,
a
sleepy
town
just
43
km
from
the
Bavet
border
crossing.
This
is a
fairly
prosperous
place
as a
result
of
the
border
trade
traffic,
business
people
and
travellers
passing
trough.
The
town
is a
very
friendly
place
and
makes
for
a
pleasant
overnight
stop
whether
coming
from
or
going
to
Vietnam.
Svay
Rieng
town
is
situated
near
the
Waiko
River
and
its
vast,
scenic
marshlands,
the
result
of a
wide
stretch
of
the
river
drying
up
significantly
over
the
years.
It’s
a
pleasant
setting
and
one
that
can
be
enjoyed
at
several
different
spots
along
the
river
and
marsh.
A
bridge
over
the
Waiko,
not
far
from
the
main
part
of
town,
bears
a
plaque
that
states
prime
minister
Hun
Sen
donated
the
bridge. |
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During
the
long
Vietnam
War,
American
forces
believed
that
this
was
the
place,
where
Vietnamese
communists
had
their
intelligence
headquarter.
For
sure
there
were
undoubtedly
a
lot
of
Vietnamese
communists
hiding
especially
in
the
South
of
Cambodia
during
much
of
the
war,
but
there
wasn’t
a
strategic
centre
like
the
Pentagon
here.
In
1969
the
Americans
began
unauthorised
bombing
in
this
area
and
in
1970
joined
with
South
Vietnamese
forces
for
a
big
ground
assault. |
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