Prek Sbauv
Prek Sbauv is a small fishing village alongside the Sen River in northeastern Cambodia. Except for being the birthplace of Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge, Prek Sbauv is like any other fisher villages of Cambodia. The village has no more than 10 houses, is located in Kampong Thom Province at 12° 41' 60 N; 104° 54' 0 E. It is on the central plain of the country. The village is located few meters at the northeast of the Tonle Sap.
Prek Sbauv is not far from the Provincial capital of Kampong Thom. When the Phnom Penh-Siem Riep Road gets the Sen River's bridge just at the center of the city, there is a street at left along the eastern side of the river going to the south. After the Catholic Church of the Province there is a tiny village of fishermen with any real attraction. It is about 1 kilometer far from the Phnom Penh-Siem Riep Road at its south.
Coordinates: 12°42′N 104°54′E / 12.7°N 104.9°E
[edit] References
- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Pol Pot (1925-1998)". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/pot_pol.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ Chandler, David. "Pol Pot". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/pol_pot1.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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