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Battambang Bamboo Train
A unique Cambodian rail experience riding bamboo platforms powered by small engines along abandoned railway tracks through the countryside.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Battambang
Battambang, Cambodia · Asia
About Battambang
Battambang is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl, 4km from Battambang Bamboo Train.
Battambang is in Cambodia, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl, about 5 km away.
Battambang (Khmer: បាត់ដំបង, UNGEGN: Bătdâmbâng [ɓatɗɑmɓɑːŋ]) is the capital of Battambang province and the third largest city in Cambodia. The city is situated on the Sangkae River, which winds its way through the province.
Battambang was founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire. It later became a majorRead more
commercial hub and the capital of the Siamese province of Inner Cambodia. It was reintegrated into Cambodia during French colonisation. During the 20th century, Battambang was Cambodia's second largest city, but it was overtaken by the growth of Siem Reap. It was impacted by conflict and genocide in the 20th century, with the city forcibly evacuated during the Democratic Kampuchea period. It was also the site of fighting during the Khmer Rouge insurgency until the 1990s.
Benefitting from the fertile and productive land surrounding it, Battambang has long been heralded for its food, art, and cultural scene, and it has become a tourism destination. Its French colonial architecture and other heritage buildings have been the subject of local conservation initiatives. Battambang was recognised as a City of Gastronomy and included in the Creative Cities Network by UNESCO in 2023.
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Within an hour or so of Battambang: Battambang Bamboo Train (4 km), Phnom Sampeau (14 km).
Where is Battambang?
Battambang is in Battambang, Cambodia, about 5 km from Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 119,251
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Cambodia
- Region
- Battambang
- Timezone
- Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Coordinates
- 13.1027, 103.1982
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Worth the detour from Battambang
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Phnom Sampeau
A limestone hill outside Battambang holding the Killing Caves, a Khmer Rouge execution site now marked by a memorial of skulls, and a cave mouth from which millions of bats stream out at dusk.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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