Oddar Meanchey Province brings together historical memorial sites, Khmer temples, bridges and waterfalls. Its history spans structures dating from the 11th to the 13th century and places associated with Pol Pot and Ta Mok. For your trip planning, a thematic selection is therefore a natural choice: architecture, more recent history or landscapes each offer a different way to explore these places.
Memorial Sites and Historical Traces
In Cheung Phnom village are Pol Pot’s cremation site, covering an area of 1.207 hectares, and Ta Mok’s house, on a 3.025-hectare site. Mountain 200, a site for producing recycled ammunition, is also in Cheung Phnom. These three locations represent different historical themes.
Other memorial sites are in Anlong Veng District. Ta Mok’s transport worksite is in Khleang Kandal village, in Trapeang Prey commune, and covers 0.122 hectares. The cremation site of Son Sen and his family members is in Srah Chhouk village in the same commune. The former houses of Pol Pot and Khieu Samphan are in O’Kra Nhoung village, also in Trapeang Prey commune and Anlong Veng District.
Another Ta Mok house is in Akphiwat village. It was built on 17 October 1993, on a 1.614-hectare site. The location details make clear that this is a different site from Ta Mok’s house in Cheung Phnom.
Temples and Historical Context
Ta Krabei Temple, also known as Ta Ngwai Temple, is an example of Khmer architecture dating from the 11th to the 13th century. Prasat Chan Temple is in Ta Moin village, in Kok Mon commune, Banteay Ampil District. It was probably built in the 11th century during the reign of King Suryavarman I and is thought to have been a subsidiary temple of Ta Moan Thom Temple.
The cautious attribution for Prasat Chan differs from the broader time span given for Ta Krabei Temple: both its construction date and its relationship to Ta Moan Thom are described as probable. The dating of Toib Bridge provides another point of comparison. Ta Krabei dates from the 11th to the 13th century, Prasat Chan is thought to date from the 11th century, and Toib Bridge was built in the late 12th century.
Bridges and Waterfalls
Ta Mok Bridge, also known as O’Chik Bridge, is in O’Chunh Chean village, Anlong Veng commune, Anlong Veng District. Toib Bridge, also known as Teb Bridge, is in Cheung Tien village, Cheung Tien commune, Chong Kal District. Their alternative names and specific locations help distinguish the two bridges; Toib Bridge is also dated to the late 12th century, when it was built during the reign of Jayavarman VII.
The Da Champei Waterfall can be identified by its various names: it is also known as Ta Thong Cave Waterfall and Chambey Waterfall, and is in Roort Champei village, O Smach Sangkat, Samrong City. O'Svay Waterfall is in O'Svay village, O'Svay commune, Trapeang Prasat District. O-Teuk-Chhol Waterfall is in Thmor Daun village, Kork Mon commune, Banteay Ampil District. These location details give you a specific reference for matching each of the three different waterfall names with its location.
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