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Kamping Poy
Also known as the Killing Dam, Kamping Poy was one of the many grandiose Khmer Rouge projects intended to recreate the sophisticated irrigation networks that helped Cambodia wax mighty under the kings of Angkor. As many as 10,000 Cambodians are thought to have perished during its c
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Ondong Rossey
The quiet village of Ondong Rossey , where the area’s famous red pottery is made under every house, is a delightful 7km ride west of town through serene rice fields dotted with sugar palms, many with bamboo ladders running up the trunk. The unpainted pots, decorated with etched or
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Phnom Da
The twin hills of Phnom Da are spectacularly isolated Mont-St-Michel-style by annual floods. One hill is topped by a temple whose foundations date from the 6th century, although the temple itself was rebuilt in the 11th century. Exceptionally, the temple entrance faces north; the o
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Wat Kiri Sela
This Buddhist temple sits at the foot of Phnom Kompong Trach, a dramatic karst formation riddled with more than 100 caverns and passageways. From the wat, an underground passage leads to a fishbowl-like formation, surrounded by vine-draped cliffs and open to the sky. Various stalac
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Pol Pots Cremation Site
As you arrive at Choam border village, look for a sign for Pol Pots cremation site on the east side of NH67 (its 50m south of and opposite the Sangam Casino entrance). His ashes lie under a rusted roof surrounded by rows of partly buried glass bottles. The Khmer Rouge leader was ha
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Palace Compound
All visitors enter into the eastern portion of the palace compound near the Chan Chaya Pavilion . Performances of classical Cambodian dance were once staged in this pavilion, which is sometimes lit up at night to commemorate festivals or anniversaries.The main attraction in the pal
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Bou Sraa Waterfall
Plunging into the dense Cambodian jungle below, this is one of the country’s most impressive falls. Famous throughout the country, this double-drop waterfall has an upper tier of some 10m and a spectacular lower tier with a thundering 25m drop. Getting here is a 33km, one-hour jour
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Terrace of Elephants
The 350m-long Terrace of Elephants was used as a giant viewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king’s grand audience hall. Try to imagine the pomp and grandeur of the Khmer empire at its height, with infantry, cavalry, horse-drawn chariots and elephants par
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Prasat Phnom Banon Winery
Midway between Battambang and Phnom Banan, in an area known for its production of chilli peppers (harvested from October to January), Cambodia’s only winery grows shiraz and cabernet sauvignon grapes to make reds, and tropics-resistant Black Queen and Black Opal grapes to make rosé
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Occheuteal Beach
This 4km-long beach is by far Sihanoukville’s most popular. The rocky strip at the northwestern end is known as Serendipity Beach , which has a few resort bar-restaurants where waves lap a few metres from the tables, providing a romantic backdrop. Turning left from the pier, a stri
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Ta Keo
Ta Keo is a stark, undecorated temple that undoubtedly would have been one of the finest of Angkor’s structures, had it been finished. Built by Jayavarman V, it was dedicated to Shiva and was the first Angkorian monument built entirely of sandstone. The summit of the central tower,
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Prasat Kravan
Uninspiring from the outside, the interior brick carvings concealed within its towers are the hidden treasure of Prasat Kravan. The five brick towers, arranged in a north–south line and oriented to the east, were built for Hindu worship in AD 921. The structure is unusual in that i
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Kbal Chhay Cascades
Thanks to their appearance in Pos Keng Kong (The Giant Snake ; 2000), one of the most successful Cambodian films of the post-civil war era, these cascades on the Prek Toeuk Sap River draw huge numbers of domestic tourists. That’s why there are so many picnicking platforms.To get he
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The Battle of Kurukshetra
The southern portion of the west gallery depicts a battle scene from the Hindu Mahabharata epic, in which the Kauravas (coming from the north) and the Pandavas (coming from the south) advance upon each other, meeting in furious battle. Infantry are shown on the lowest tier, with of
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Bokor Hill Station
The once abandoned French retreat of Bokor Hill Station, inside the 1581-sq-km Bokor National Park is famed for its refreshingly cool climate and creepy derelict buildings that had their hey-day during the 1920s and 1930s. On cold, foggy days it can get pretty spooky up here as mis
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Ang Trapeng Thmor Reserve
This bird sanctuary is one of only a handful of places in the world where it’s possible to see the extremely rare sarus crane, as depicted on bas-reliefs at Bayon. These grey-feathered birds have immensely long legs and striking red heads. The Sam Veasna Center arranges birding tri
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Preah Khan Temple Enclosure
For tantalising lost-world ambience, Preah Khan cant be beaten. Covering almost 5 sq km, this temple complex (not to be confused with the temple of the same name at Angkor) is the largest temple enclosure constructed during the Angkorian period – quite a feat when you consider the
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Phnom Krom
The temple of Phnom Krom, 12km south of Siem Reap on a hill overlooking Tonlé Sap lake, dates from the reign of Yasovarman I in the late 9th or early 10th century. The name means ‘Lower Hill’ and is a reference to its geographic location in relation to its sister temples of Phnom B
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Banteay Kdei & Sra Srang
Banteay Kdei, a massive Buddhist monastery from the latter part of the 12th century, is surrounded by four concentric walls. Each of its four entrances is decorated with garudas , which hold aloft one of Jayavarman VII’s favourite themes: the four faces of Avalokiteshvara. East of
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Colonial
Much of Battambang’s special charm lies in its early-20th-century French architecture. Some of the finest colonial buildings are along the waterfront (St 1), especially just south of Psar Nath , itself an architectural monument, albeit a modernist one. The two-storey Governor’s Res
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