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  Kep   ( Khmer :   ខេត្តកែប ,   UNGEGN :   Kêb ,   ALA-LC :   Kaep   [kaep] ) is the smallest   province   ( khaet ) of   Cambodia   covering 336 km 2   (130 sq mi), with a population of 41,798.   It is one of the newest Cambodian provinces, together with   Pailin ,   Sihanoukville   and   Tboung Khmum , created by Royal Decree on 22 December 2008, which separated   Kep Municipality   &   Damnak Chang'aeur District   from the   Kampot province , as well as adjusting several provincial borders.   It is both the smallest and least populous province of Cambodia. The provincial capital is   Kep   and the province contains the   Kep National Park . Kep Province Hall White Horse Roundabout (Kep) The territory of Kep is entirely surrounded by Kampot province except for the 16 km of sea coast on the southern side fronting the...

  Kampong Speu   ( Khmer :   កំពង់ស្ពឺ ,   Kâmpóng Spœ   [kɑmpɔŋ   spɨː] ;   lit.   'Port of   Starfruit ') is a   province   of   Cambodia . It borders the provinces of   Pursat   and   Kampong Chhnang   to the north,   Kandal   to the east,   Takéo   to the southeast,   Kampot   to the south and   Koh Kong   to the west. Its capital is the town of   Chbar Mon . Kampong Speu   in   Khmer   means "starfruit port" or "starfruit harbor". In Khmer,   kampong   is a place-name element, meaning "port" or "harbor". It derives from the   Austronesian language ,   Malay , in which it means "village".   Speu   in the Khmer language means "starfruit". The province is subdivided into 7 districts and 1 municipality, further divided into 87 communes. The Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu province manufactures  Asics  spor...

  Kampot   ( Khmer :   កំពត   [kɑmpɔːt] ,   lit.   'The   Kampot's   Fish') is a   province   in southwestern   Cambodia . It borders the provinces of   Koh Kong   and   Kampong Speu   to the north,   Takéo   to the east,   Kep   and the country of   Vietnam   ( Kiên Giang ) to the south, and   Sihanoukville   to the west. To its south it has a coastline of around 45 km on the   Gulf of Thailand .   It is rich in low arable lands and has abundant natural resources. Its capital is the city of   Kampot . Kampot Province had a population of 627,884 in 2010 and consist of eight districts divided into 92 communes with a total of 477 villages. Touk Meas City is located in the province. In the 19th century, during the  French Indochina  period, Kampot became a regional administrative center with the status of a state border district as a result o...

  Kampong Chhnang   ( Khmer :   ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង   [kɑmpɔŋ   cʰnaŋ] ; meaning 'Port of Pottery') is one of the central   provinces   ( khaet ) of   Cambodia . Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise)   Kampong Thom ,   Kampong Cham ,   Kandal ,   Kampong Speu , and   Pursat . The provincial capital is the city of   Kampong Chhnang . Kampong Chhnang  consists of two  Khmer  words,  kampong  ( កំពង់   kâmpóng ) means "port" or "harbor" and  chhnang  ( ឆ្នាំង   chhnăng ) means "pottery". Both words combine together meaning "Port of Pottery" or "Pottery Harbor". Group of palm trees in Kampong Chhnang province Kampong Chhnang is a small province 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Phnom Penh. It is in the alluvial plain of central Cambodia and is drained by the  Tonle Sap , a  tributary  of the  Mekong  river. The capital city of Phnom Penh has grown...

  Neak Loeung (also romanized as Nak Loeung, Khmer: អ្នកលឿង) is a busy commercial town in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. Located on the Mekong and astride National Highway number 1, it is the commune centre for Neak Leung commune and the capital of Peam Ror District. The town can be reached by car ferry from Kampong Phnum in Kandal Province or by boat along the Mekong river. Due to its strategic location, the town and port of Neak Leung has been a significant battleground at various times in Cambodia's history. In August 1973, during the Cambodian Civil War, Neak Leung was propelled to the centre of international attention when an American B-52 Stratofortress mistakenly dropped its 20-ton load on the town centre. Location Market at Mekong ferry landing. Neak Loeung, Prey Veng, Cambodia Neak Leung has grown up at the intersection of several important trade and transport routes. It is located 61 kilometres south east of Phnom Penh on the east bank of the Mekong River. The town straddl...

  Preah Sihanouk   ( Khmer :   ព្រះសីហនុ ,   UNGEGN :   Preăh Seihânŭ ,   ALA-LC :   Braḥ Sīhanu   [preah   səjhanuʔ] ,   lit.   'The King   Preah Sihanouk '), also   Sihanoukville , is a   province   ( khaet ) in southwest   Cambodia   on the   Gulf of Thailand . The provincial capital, also called   Sihanoukville , is a deep water   port   city and a steadily growing and diversifying urban center on an elevated   peninsula . First established as  Kampong Som  ( Khmer :  កំពង់សោម ,  lit.   'The Som  Rattan  Port'), the province was later renamed in honor of former King  Norodom Sihanouk , who orchestrated the establishment of Sihanoukville city and the Sihanoukville municipality as this took place alongside the construction of the  Sihanoukville Port , which commenced in June 1955. The only deep water port of  Cambodia , it includes an...