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Preah Vihear (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, "sacred sanctuary") is a northern province of Cambodia. The capital is Phnom Tbeng Meanchey town.
Description The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear. The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/Thailand border are
located in the north of Preah Vihear Province.
Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.
Several Western governments have issued
travel warnings to their citizens advising not to travel to this province due to an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. The Government of Canada has advised "Armed
forces from both countries are engaged in this ongoing dispute. There have been reports of exchanges of gunfire in the area. Tensions are extremely high and military hostilities could
escalate without warning."
Administration The province is subdivided into 7 districts.
1301 Chey Saen - ជ័យស៊ាន 1302 Chhaeb - ឈ្នែប
1303 Choam Khsant - ជាំក្សាន្ត 1304 Kuleaen - គូលេន
1305 Rovieng - រវៀង 1306 Sangkom Thmei - សង្គមថ្មី
1307 Tbaeng Meanchey - ត្បែងមានជ័យ
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