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Kampong Chhnang province of Cambodia

Kampong Chhnang Province

Kampong Chhnang is one of the central provinces of Cambodia which is 91 kilometers from Phnom Penh along National Road 5. Kampong Chhnang, covering 5,521 square kilometers. Its neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Speu and Pursat.

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Kampong Cham Province

Kampong Cham is a province of Cambodia located on the central lowlands of the Mekong River which is 124 kilometers from Phnom Penh along National Road 6 and 7. Kampong Cham, covering 4,549 square kilometers. Its neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Kampong Thom and Kratie provinces to the north, Tboung khmum province to the east, Kandal and Prey Veng provinces the south, and Kampong Chhnang Province to the west.

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Battambang province

Battambang Province

Battambang is one of the northwest provinces of Cambodia which is 291 kilometers from Phnom Penh along National Road 5 and 6 and railway connection (approximately 274 kilometers). Battambang, covering 11,631.21 square kilometers. Its neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces to the north, Pursat Province and the Great Lake to the east, Pursat province the south, and Pailin Province and Border of Thailand to the west.

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Banteay Meanchey Province

Banteay Meanchey Province

Banteay Meanchey is one of the northwest provinces of Cambodia which is 359 kilometers from Phnom Penh along National Road 5 and 6 and railway connection (approximately 337.31 kilometers). Banteay Meanchey, covering 6,678 square kilometers. Its neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Oddar Meanchey to the north, Siem Reap Province to the east, Battambang provice the south, and Border of Thailand to the west.

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Pchum Ben

Pchum Ben Day or Ancestor Day

Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestor’s Day, is a half-month period (fifteen days: from one Roach to fifteen Roach) of remembrance for dead family members, which traditionally begins between September and October (the tenth month of the Khmer Calendar). Pchum Ben is believed to be a time when the souls of our ancestors that passed away may come back to us. The course of their journey will be decided by their karma and by the offerings made by their living relatives during Pchum Ben.

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Kampong Thom

Kampong Thom Province

Kampong Thom is a central province of Cambodia that is 168 kilometers from Phnom Penh and 150 kilometers from Siem Reap along National Road 6. Kampong Thom, covering 13,814 square kilometers, borders (from north clockwise) Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Tonle Sap lake, and Siem Reap.

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Siem Reap Province

Siem Reap Province

Siem Reap is one of the northwestern provinces of Cambodia which is 314 kilometers from Phnom Penh along National Road 6. Siem Reap, covering 10,299 square kilometers, is on the flat plain of Tonle Sap lake. Its neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Tonle Sap Lake (The Great lake), Battambang, and Banteay Meanchey.

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Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh Capital City

Phnom Penh is Cambodia’s one and only capital and most populous city. It has been the national capital in two separate periods: the first period is a capital city from 1434 to 1497 and the second one is during the French Protectorate of Cambodia (1863-1953) from 1865 till the present, and has gradually grown to become the nation’s economic, industrial, and cultural center. Phnom Penh, covering 679 square kilometers, borders only Kandal Province.

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Visak Bochea

“Visak Bochea Day” is a day to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death. It is a day to dedicate to his Dharma principles and adopt them into your everyday lives.​

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Khmer New Year Celebration

Khmer New Year

Khmer New Year, also known as “Choul Chnam Thmey,” meaning entering the new year, is a national holiday hosted by Cambodians annually. It is the season when Cambodians have free time from harvesting rice and other agricultural commodities. The event is Cambodia’s largest event and lasts three days, on the 13th, 14th, or 15th of April (in a specific year, it could be on the 14th to 16th of April).

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