Prek Sbauv ( km, ព្រែកស្បូវ ) is a small fishing village alongside the Sen River in north-eastern
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 ...
. Known as the birthplace of
Pol Pot, notorious leader of the
Khmer Rouge,
[Chandler, David (1999-08-23). "Pol Pot". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-04.] Prek Sbauv has no more than ten houses, and is located in
Kampong Thom Province. It is on the central plain of the country. The village is located a few meters to the north-east of
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 River system. It is the largest freshwater l ...
.
Prek Sbauv is not far from the provincial capital of
Kampong Thom Kampong Thom may refer to:
*Kampong Thom city
Kampong Thom ( km, ក្រុងកំពង់ធំ), also Krong Kampong Thom, is the capital city of Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia lying on the bank of the Steung Saen River. It is a mid-wa ...
. Where the Phnom Penh–Siem Riep Road meet the Sen River's bridge 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. It is about 1 kilometer away from the Phnom Penh–Siem Riep Road at its south.
External Link
Pol Pot's Suicide
References
Villages in Cambodia
Pol Pot
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