Banteay Meanchey

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BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE



Is the historical site which was built between 12th and 13th centuries during the reign of King, Jar Varman VII. The temple is located at Thmar Puok District, along the National Road No 59A in 59-kilometerdistance from Phnom Penh.

Nowadays, the temple is damaged because of war and gangs of offendees who have stolen statues and the temple stone for selling them to Thailand. In addition, there are some other temples in Ban Teay Mean Chey province such as Pra Sat Preah Chhor and Pra Sat Pram as well that have mostly been abandoned and not arranged. At Present, Ban Teay Chhmar temple is the main tourist attractive site of the province in Luring foreign tourists to visit.



Tra Peang Thmar

Is the natural resort, similar to Ang Teuk Kang Va, but bigger. It has less tourist activity than Kang Va because it locates far from the provinial town. The resort locates at Phnom Srok District in 56-kilometer distance from the provincial town or 416-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh.



Phnom Bak and Phom Chen Chung

Is the natural and cultural resort locating at Se Rey Sa Phoan District, along the National Road No 5 in 65-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh or five-kilometer distance from the provincial town, then turning right more 500 Meters. The resort consists of two mountains closed to each other and big-stand rocks which look like wall. On the top of the mountains, there are new buildings constructed in ancient style for local tourists who spend their visit and leisure there during the festival days.



La Ang Phnom Touch



Is the natural and cultural resort locating at Mun Kul Bo Rey District, along the National Road No 5 in 28-kilometer distance from the provincial town or 332-kilometer distance from Phnom Penh. Visitors who visit the resort are usually interested in: * Natural wells suitable for hiking * Natural viewe with mountain and forest can release daily stress of tourists. At the flank of the mountain, there is pagoda where the local people meet each other during the festival days.