Kampong Thom ( km, ក្រុងកំពង់ធំ), also Krong Kampong Thom, is the capital city of Kampong Thom 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 ...

lying on the bank of the

Steung Saen River Steung Saen River (ស្ទឹងសែន), sometimes spelt Steung Sen is a river in Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or commonly translated as 'Great Lake'; vi, Biển ...

. It is a mid-way stopover on the National Highway No 6 halfway between

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

and

Siem Reap Siem Reap ( km, សៀមរាប, ) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old ...

.Matt Jacobson ''Adventure Cambodia: An Explorer's Travel Guide'' 9749575539 2004 p131 "Highway 6 continues on to the left, going to Kampong Thom and Siem Reap." The Kampong Thom High School is North of the river bridge, and the Kampong Thom Market is on the south side of the bridge, followed by the main street and dual carriageway. Further south along the road is Steung Saen ( km, ក្រុងស្ទឹងសែន) also a district in Kampong Thom Province and a side road to the Floating Pagoda (វត្ត ក្ដីអណ្ដែត). One of Kampong Thom's landmarks is a roundabout with a statue of an elephant fighting two tigers.

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Provincial capitals in Cambodia Cities in Cambodia Populated places in Kampong Thom province {{cambodia-geo-stub