Phnom Sam Pov Resort.An important religious site known throughout all Cambodia Phnom Sampov is a striking
limestone mountain located on the road to Pailin about 12 km from Battambang. Like
Wat Banan there are a series of steps leading up the mountain although an easier route
up is on the back of a motorbike via a new road. On the top of the hill is a Wat and many
stupas along with various shrines and grottos. During the Khmer Rouge period the mountain
was used as a place to kill "enemies" of the regime and in what are known as the
"killing caves" there is a memorial to these victims. Also on the mountain are two
rusting artillery pieces which were used by the Cambodian government and their Vietnamese
allies in the fight against the Khmer Rouge which ended in 1996.
Although Phnom Sampov has a tragic past it is also a pleasant place to visit. The panoramic views from the top are truly breathtaking and there are a variety of food and drink stalls at the base of the mountain making it a great place to while away the hours. Every evening at nightfall thousands of bats make their way out of caves in the hillside to feed before returning at dawn. This natural phenomenon really is a "must see" for the visitor.
is the natural resort located along the National Road No 57 (the former National Road No10)
at Sam Puoy commune (the high land having more than 100-metre (330 ft) height) in
12-kilometre (7 mi) distance from the provincial town of Battambang. On the top of Sam Puoy mountain,
there are temple and three natural wells, namely Pkar Slar, Lo Khuon and Ak So Pheak.
Next to Sam Puoy mountain, there are some main mountains, the natural site like Phnom Trung Moan,
Phnom Trung Tea and Phnom Neang Rum Say Sork. These mountains related to the Cambodia folk legend
of Reach Kol Neang Rum Say Sork
locates between two mountains, named Phnom Kul or Phnom Ta Nget and Phnom Kam Pinh Puoy,
at Ta Nget village, Ta Kriem Commune in 35-kilometre (22 mi) distance from the provincial town.
Boeng kam Pinh Puoy has 1,900-metre (6,230 ft) width, 19-kilometre (12 mi) length and can
load 110,000,000 cubi
is the natural resort, which has been popular since before the civil war time. Sek Sak
stretches along the river bank full of plant, trees and bamboo-green nature in 500-metre (1,640 ft) length.
As long as visiting Sek Sak, tourists can also visit other attractive sites like
Po Pus Pich Chen Da Dong Tong and Sa Ang speak, the pre-history site in five kilometer (3.1 mi)
to six kilometer (3.75 mi) distance from each other. Sek Sak located Treng commune, Rotanak Mondul
District in 50-kilometre (31 mi) distance from the provincial town of Battambang along the National
Road No 57,Train in Battambang
