Monday, December 27, 2010

Battambang Province

Battambang (also Batdambang) (Khmer: បាត់ដំបង) is a province of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung (Kranhoung Stick King).

The province is bordered to the North with Banteay Meanchey, to the West with Thailand, and to the East and South with Pursat

Battambang is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.

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