Pursat ( ; km, ពោធិ៍សាត់, ) is the capital of
Pursat Province,
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 ...
. Its name derived from a type of tree.
Cambodian Ministry of Tourism
/ref> It lies on the Pursat River. The city is famous as the place of mythical 16th century ''neak ta
A neak ta () is a Cambodian people, Cambodian ancestral or tutelary deity, believed locally to watch over people, places, and things, as long as they are paid proper respect.
''Neak ta'' in Khmer translates as the ancestor. A ''neak ta'' can be ...
'' of Khleang Moeung
Ta Pech, Khleang Moeung or Sena Moeung, or ''Ghlāṃṅ Mīoeṅ'' is a mythical-historical sixteenth century military leader in Cambodia, and a guardian spirit ''neak ta'' whose field of action extends to the entire west of Tonle Sap Lake.
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Populated places in Pursat province
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