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Oddar Meanchey (ឧត្តរមានជ័យ)

Capital: Samraong · 466 km from Phnom Penh · 8h by road

Northern border province — the last hold-out of the Khmer Rouge. Anlong Veng was Pol Pot's final stronghold, and the dark-history sites (his cremation spot, Ta Mok's house) are sobering and important. Plus quiet Banteay Top — Angkor-era jungle ruins with no entry fee.

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Known for: Anlong Veng (Khmer Rouge history) · Banteay Top · Choam border with Thailand

Top spots (4)

Anlong Veng (Khmer Rouge final stronghold)

អន្លង់វែង

★ 4/5

history · Cost: $5 entry · $80 transport · 08:00–17:00 daily

Why visit: Pol Pot's final base. Visit his cremation spot (a simple ash-stained earth mound), Ta Mok's house and lake, and the museum. Sobering — and important — modern history.

Heads-up: Heavy emotional weight; remote.

How to get there: 120 km from Siem Reap, $80 day-trip taxi.

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Banteay Top

បន្ទាយទប់

★ 4/5

temple · Cost: Free · Daylight

Why visit: 12th-century brick temple ruin set in jungle. Almost no visitors. Free, quiet, and atmospheric — wander among collapsed walls and fig roots in silence.

How to get there: 40 km west of Samraong, rough roads. 4WD recommended.

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Choam Border (to Thailand)

★ 3/5

history · Cost: $30 visa · 07:00–20:00 daily

Why visit: Lesser-known crossing into Thailand's Surin/Si Saket area. Quiet, fewer scams than Poipet. Useful for travelers heading to north-east Thailand.

How to get there: 15 km north of Anlong Veng.

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Samraong Provincial Market

★ 3/5

market · Cost: $1–3 lunch · 06:00–17:00

Why visit: Provincial capital's working market — earthy, local, no tourist tat. Cheap noodle soup at the food stalls if you're overnighting on a temple-route.

How to get there: Samraong town centre.

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