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Area wise Kampong Thom is the 2nd largest province of Cambodia. The capital of this province is also named Kampong Thom and this charming lies on the bank of the river Stung Sean. This city was considered to be one of the strongest in Southeast Asia during the Funan period. One can find a number of irrelevant Angkorian sites in this city apart from its two main Temples, the Prei Kuk and the Sambor. Few may know that Kampong Thom was originally known as Kampong Puos Thom. There was a big cave next to the dock of the Sen River occupied by two big snakes that were visible to the people of the locality during Buddhist holidays. After the snakes disappeared, the name was changed from Kampong Puos, (Puos means … Read entire article »