Kompong Cham is best known as the province of the largest population in Cambodia. The industry of rubber plantations and the produce of finest silk and Krama too are the key features to symbolize the province as a whole. Located on the excellent condition of Road number 6 and serving as the gateway to the busy Siem Reap Ankor, it is one way or another the most frequently pass by. As far as tourism is concerned, Kompong Cham can be the tourist destination thanks to such places as Kbal Chhay waterfall, Koh Paen(island), Phnom Bros Phnom Srey and so on. Sinh Cafe Travel, Sinhcafe open tour"> Kompong Cham is best known as the province of the largest population in Cambodia. The industry of rubber plantations and the produce of finest silk and Krama too are the key features to symbolize the province as a whole. Located on the excellent condition of Road number 6 and serving as the gateway to the busy Siem Reap Ankor, it is one way or another the most frequently pass by. As far as tourism is concerned, Kompong Cham can be the tourist destination thanks to such places as Kbal Chhay waterfall, Koh Paen(island), Phnom Bros Phnom Srey and so on. Sinh Cafe Travel, Sinhcafe open tour"> Kompong ChamSinh Cafe Travel, Sinhcafe open tour
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Kompong Cham

With its Mekong River location and relatively close proximity to Phnom Penh and Vietnam, Kampong Cham has always been an important trade and transportation hub. The highway from Phnom Penh is in excellent condition-you can get here in just under two hours by road or by the bullet boats that are a main mode of transportation between towns on the Mekong River. Either way it’s a nice fide, with views of the rural countryside or river area, depending on which way you go. 


Kampong_Cham_1The town itself is quaint and charming with its bustling morning river scene and wide boulevard streets in from the river. There are a few worthwhile attractions nearby and with its location on the way by boat or road to Kratie, Mondulkiri, Rattanakiri and Stung Treng Provinces; it’s a nice jump-off point. 


Kampong Cham is a mix of the old and the new, with a new temple being built in and around old ruins and the big ferry boats taking people and goods to the other side of the Mekong, right next to the construction of the first bridge ever built here. 


Phnom Pros and Phnom Srei are the name of the two hills built during the Sangkum Reas Niyum regime ruled by King Norodom Sihanouk. The former hill translates as “Male Hill”, while the latter as “Female Hill”. Phnom Bross looks like a small peak hill about 30 meters in height. On the hill there is a pagoda called Wat Sovankiri Rattanak Phnom Pros.The main temple is five peaks, following the style of Banteay Srei Temple in Siem Reap. 


About 1000 meters north of Phnom Pros, is Pnom Srei, a higer hill with pointed peak. Some other smaller hills at Phnom Srei are Phnom dangrek, Phnom Ly, and Phnom Chhuk. By climbing to the hill top with 308 steps, visitors can have a panoramic view of Kompong Cham Province and see the ramnants of the ruined temples that date back to 12th century.

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SITES TO VISIT
NOKOR BACHEY TEMPLEPEAH THEATTEUK CHHA RESORT
PHNOM SREY, PHNOM PROS RESORT PREY NOR KOR KNONG- KROV TEMPLE
PHNOMHAN CHEY RESORT (CHEY KIRI MOUNTAIN) WAT PREAH THEAT THMOR DA TEMPLE
MAN- MADE RESORT OF TEUK CHHA



NOKOR BACHEY TEMPLE

Is the historical site located at 2.2 Kilometer distance from the Kampong Cham provincial town along the National road N0 7 (Phnom Penh- Kampong Cham) in 12-kilometer distance and turn left more 200 Metres. The temple can be accessible by all types of vehicles. In the temple site is divided into:




Tonle Om: Size 400 Meters x 500 Meters located at the East of the temple in approximate 300-metres distance from the temple.




First long building: Size 421 Metres x 371 Metres made of late rite stone of 2.9-meter height and 2.4-metre length. Now, most part of this long building has broken.
In the area of the first long building included:

+ Six Lions: Located at the entrance of the second long building; the entrance has two-metre width.
+ Eight dragons: Located behind the six lions. Two devils: Stand at both sides of the entranc



Second long building

+ Two statues of Te Cho Dam Din
+ Two devils each have 1.6-metre height.
+ Two ponds each has size 20 Metre x 20 Metre; the two ponds are not dried during the dry season.



Third long building: Is thicker than the first and the second and has accesses from the four directions. In the third long building, there are:

+ In front of the entrance, there is an eight-hand statue of Preah Norey
+ At the left-hand side, there is a four-hand statue of Preah Norey



Fourth long buidling:Made of late rite stone; it is separate and different from the first, second and third because it has accesses from the 12 directions. If we enter into the middle of the temple, we notice a high mid-peak made of sandstone with Buddhist statue facing to the four directions of East, West, North and South.




Nor Kor Ba Chey temple has wide location; it is not smaller than other temples in Cambodia. The temple is the main gathering place for the people in Kampong Cham province, and other provinces and municipalities. The temple was building in 11th century.




PEAH THEATTEUK CHHA RESORT

This is another attraction of Kompong Cham. 39 kilometers from the provincial town, Peah Theatteuk Chha Resort was constructed in AD 1005 during the reign of King Soryavarman I. This temples zone, based on a source, was made into existence under the arrangement of Mr. Chung Chheal or Doctor Lak Sin Trak. The name of the site is common to Khmer people as Srey Kon Trei Svarak and the two Buddhist statues as Bornesvarak and Sorak Svati. In front of the temple, there is another small temple known as the residence of the Angel.




At the Preah Theat Teuk Chha Resort, there are 551 small complexes characterizing Buddhism and Brahmanism. On the request of Dr, Lak Sin Trak to construct this temple, King Soryavarman agreed with the proposal and sacrified his concern for the construction. The temple, of course, was never possible without the Doctor’s sacrifies, interllect, and determination. And his valued effort went rewarded as soon after as the news brought to the king. On the naurgeration ceremony day of the temple, the presence of the king came along with a great many of resources like equipment, 29 soldiers, rice field around the temple, all ponds and big courts for festival celebration, decorating furniture. Most importantly, the king named this place Leaksin Trak Bot following the name of the Doctor, whose archievement has never been forgotten.




Located at Thmor Da village, Boeung Peay Commune and at Thmey village, Kroch Commune, Prey Chhor District in distance of 39 kilometers from the provincial town. The resort was organized in AD 1005 during the reign of King, Sorya VarmanI. The construction of Pheah Theat Teuk Chha temple was arranged by Mr. Chung Chheal (Cheak Teak Kho Leah or Dr. Lak Sin Trak); the place of Pheah Theat Teuk Chha called Srey Kon Trei Svarak; the two Buddhist statues called Bornesvarak and and Sorak Svati; in front of the temple, there is another temple, the small residence of angel.




In the Preah Theat Teuk Chha resort, there are 551 small temples characterizing Buddhism and Brahmanism. King, Sorya Varman I agreed with the proposal set up and he contributed a lot of his properties as the mean for constructing the temple. Dr. Chung Chheal or Dr. Lak Sey Trak started constructing the temple by his property and his intellect as well as encouraging people to contribute their property.




MAN- MADE RESORT OF TEUK CHHA

In Kompong Cham Province, there Next to the temple, there is a canal existing since the ancient time, the canal has water for year round, either dry or raing seasons; this water is clear and non-stopped flowing which leads to attracting tourists to enjoy it happily.
On either side of the clear-water canal, there are plants and trees growing, but now these plants and trees have been cut off to make a big plain where the wast water spreads out at the rock temple. In order to take advantage from the canal, a dam has been constructed to provide water to big rice fields in Prey Chhor District, Kampong Cham Pronvice and in Ba Ray District, Kampon Thom province.




Due to the area is the cool place having great quantity of water and cool shadow from the trees that are growing around the ancient temple; these can som`etime attract tourists to visit and enjoy during their holiday leading to be well known.




Nowadays, the ancient pond, which we described as the achievement of Dr. Chung Kheal is the wast-water pond located in front of the dam that has been just constructed recently. The canal has water flowing from above and has source at the North in Kampong Cham province; the water flows from the North to the East, when touching a side of the temple, it flows down into a big slit.




From the ancient time, the slit has been full of water, but there are small currents of water shared from the slit, then flow into rice fields of the surrounding villages such as Kroch village in Sre Chhor District as well. Because of the canal is old, the Ministry of Agriculture has organized a dam for stocking water in order to accelerate the water flow of the canal to thousand Hectars of rice fields in districts of Prey Chhor and Ba Ray.




The canal of Teuk Chha has corner where they can enjoy swimming; if someone like swimming in the shallow water, he can swim in the old canal, North of the dam because the bottom of the old canal has four-meter or five-meter width. The clear water, we can see its bottom with flock of small fish swimming in reverse direction to the water flow. If some one like swimming in deep water, he can swim in a wast water, South of the dam.

Around the Slit of the canal bank, there is a high tree where a shelter to tourists and birds. The water surface of Teuk Chha has appoximate 3-square kilometre size filled by nearly 10 sources at the Northeast Mountain and plateau called “Kbal Teuk”. The tank of stocked water has appoximately more than two-metre depth and pours to three accesses: two accesses via the dam can be closed and opened, and another one is the 10-meter Slit, North of the dam.




The first dam is opened every day; the water flows down sounding as water fall; this can attract tourists to enjoy swimming.
The second dam is opened during the festival days sometime; the water flow is not strong.




PHNOM PROS PHNOM SREY RESORT

Located at Kro La Commune, Kampong Siem District in Seven- kilometre distance from the provincial town of Kampong Cham or 114-kilometre distance from Phnom Penh with exceeding 500 Metres to the left. The pagoda of Phnom Pros has official name called “What Sovan Kiri Rotanak Phnom Pros”; in 1000 Meters to the North, there is another mountain, which has pointed peak called “Phnom Srey”.




North of the Phnom Srey, there are ranks of mountains such as mountains of Dang Rek, Ba Ley and Chhuk.




The mountain of Pros has dull peak and has approximate 30-metre height. It can be reached by road until the top. At the top, there are a high-five peak temple adapted the model of Bontey Srey temple and two pagodas closed to each other: one is the old pagodas having two peaks built in Sang Kum Reas Niyum time and the other one is being built.




Under the temple, there is a big statue having 15-metre height built by the first dead of pagoda, named Keo So. At the mountain base, there are Kot for monks staying. In addition, at the top of Pros Mountain we can view the beautiful scene of Kampong Cham province.
From 1975-1979, the mountain of Pros was a big detention place for torturing Cambodian people in Kampong Cham province.



The mountain of Srey has pointed peak and can be climbed up by 308 Stair steps. At the top, there is a ruined temple, which has no monks, bit only nuns who stay there for maintaining and collecting contribution to rebuild the temple.
In this resort, there are many local people who go there during the Khmer traditional festivals such as Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben.




PREY NOR KOR KNONG- KROV TEMPLE

Is an ancient site located at the Southeast of Kampong Cham province, at Prey Nor Kor village, Daun Tey Commune, Ponhea Krek district in the distance of 42 Kilometers from the provincial town of Kampong Cham.
Prey Nor Kor Knong-Krov temple can be accessible by the National Road No 7 and turn right by a trail at Dam Nak Cha village. This resort has five trails at the public gathering place of Daun Tey Commune such as:


+ The trail at the public gathering place of Knar has six-kilometre distance.
+ The distance from the main road to Preah Theat is five kilometers.
+ The distance from the trail to Kon Dol Chrum is five kilometers.
+ The distance from the trail to Dam Nak Cha is 10 Kilometres.
+ The distance from Poan Chrey to Prey Nor Kor Knong is 5.3 Kilometres.
+ Thum Temple: Located on high hill of the Khoeun of present temple. It included three temples made of solid brick: one at the left was completely damaged and other two temples remain good forms. Inside these two temples, there are some statues and broken ancient objects remain. The local people there believe that the temples has been protected and maintained by sacred spirit because if tourists would like to photograph the two temples, they should light incense to pray for allowance first otherwise the picture of the two temples do not appear in their cameras.
+ Preah Theat Temple: Located at the East of Thum temple. It included six temples, which were damaged by war. At the present, there is one temple remains but it is almost collapsed because of thief’s who dig the place to find treasure.
+ Preay Theat Pond: Located at the Northeast of the Thum temple. At that time, there was a Pond called Ku Teuk.
+ Koh An Det or Kor Prak: or another name called Sras Toem located at the North of the village, and has 30-metre length and 20-metres width.
+ Tum Nup or Kam Pheng Poat Chum Vinh: Located around the city of Prey Nor Kor Knong-Krov and was planted the complex wild bamboo, which make it impossible to go through.
+ This dam has approximate 10-metre height, 15-metre vertical angle, and square angle; each angle has 2,500 Metres. Some parts of the dam have been damaged.



WAT PREAH THEAT THMOR DA TEMPLE

Is the ancient site located at the Southeast of Kampong Cham province; it located at Preah Theat Thmor Da village, Preah Theat commune, Ou Rang Au District.
This pagoda has 38-kilometre distance from Kampong Cham province and can be reached by the National Road No 7 and turning by the Road No 11 to Au Rang Au District, then continuing more eight kilometers by a trail. The area of the pagoda has 190-metres length and 160-metre width consisting of a Preah Theat temple and a big pond with clear water called “Tonle Sor Nguot”; the pond has 950-metres length and 180-metres width.




At the right hand side of the entrance, there is a temple called “Preah Chol Niphean temple”, before, there was a statue of Buddhist who achieved nirvana, but now, it disappear because of thief stealing.




The statues worshipped by our people in this area included:

+ The statue of Atitep Vetayak Wann
+ The statue of Atitep Ve Ro
+ The statue of Ang Krong Pleung
+ The statue of Atitep Kong Chak
+ The statue of Atitep Hek Pous
+ The statue of Atitep Srey Krup Leak
+ The statue of Atitep Tous Muk



Behind the temple, there is another Me Ruk-Me Na, which was built in French Colonial time. At the front door, there is a Me Ruk with a ruined fronton made of sandstone; inside the Me Ruk, there is a sculpture of Hoa Thi Neang Oup Meapak Vo Tey who is worshipped by Brahmanism.




It is believe that if we drop a coconut into the hole of Me Ruk, the coconut will appear at the middle of the lake where the old temple located.




PHNOMHAN CHEY RESORT (CHEY KIRI MOUNTAIN)

Han Chey Mountain has official name “Chey Kiri Mountain” located at the East of Kampong Cham province, at the northern part of Mekong River. This resort located at Han Chey village, Han Chey commune, Kampong Siem District in the distance of 18 kilometres by water and 20 kilometres by land.




The mountain can be climbed up by 295 beautiful stair steps, and has pagoda and the temple of Kuk made of ancient solid bricks each has seven-square meter size. In addition, there is another temple having square shape made of sandstone located at the North of pagoda; at the valley of the mountain, there is another temple called “Pra Sat Neang Khmao” made of stones each has seven-square metre size.




The mountain of Han Chey has beautiful scenary and also has many visitors; the international visitors who go there as group by boat. Recently, there are many tourist sites have been found in the province Kampong Cham, but not yet operated for tourists to visit. Along the Mekong River, there are a beautiful bank and island of Pen, which have been needed by the provincial visitors who visit there during the Khmer New Year festival.



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