The Mongkol Borey River ( km, ស្ទឹងមង្គលបុរី) is a river in
Mongkol Borey District in
Banteay Meanchey Province in northwestern
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
. It flows from the border of
Chanthaburi Province of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and runs through Mongkol Borey and neighboring districts. It is a major tributary of the
Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or commonly translated as 'Great Lake'; vi, Biển Hồ, Chữ Hán: 湖海/壺海) is a lake in the northwest of Cambodia. It belongs to the Mekong, Mekong River system. It is the largest fres ...
.
State of Water: Cambodia
Water Environment Partnership in Asia.
The Khmer Rouge
The Khmer Rouge (; ; km, ខ្មែរក្រហម, ; ) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. ...
destroyed a bridge which once crossed the river.
References
Rivers of Cambodia
Mongkol Borey District
Geography of Banteay Meanchey province
Tonlé Sap
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