Battambang

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Battambang was established as a fishing village in the 11th century, centered around the Sangkae River.{{Cite journal |last1=Han |first1=Sun Sheng |last2=Lim |first2=Ymeng |date=1 April 2019 |title=Battambang City, Cambodia: From a small colonial settlement to an emerging regional centre |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264275118304086 |journal=Cities |volume=87 |pages=205–220 |doi=10.1016/j.cities.2018.10.003 |issn=0264-2751}} In 1795, Siam (modern-day Thailand) annexed much of northwestern Cambodia, including the current provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, and Siem Reap, into the province of Inner Cambodia. The Siamese ruled Battambang as a provincial capital through the Thai-speaking Khmer Abhaiwongse family,{{cite book |last=Goscha |first=Christopher E. |date=1999 |title=Thailand and the Southeast Asian Networks of the Vietnamese Revolution, 1885–1954 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RE5XmjajAvkC&q=Aphaiwong |location=Surrey, UK |publisher=Curzon Press, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies |page= 123 |isbn=0700706224 |access-date=3 December 2013}} a branch of the Khmer royal family, which governed for six generations. By 1880, Battambang had emerged as an important trading city inhabited by around 2,500 residents, with the river acting as the main transportation link to Phnom Penh and Saigon. Under Thai rule, only one road was built in the city, with housing emerging on both sides of it. Other landmarks constructed included a fort where the governor resided, a market, several pagodas, and a Catholic hospital.

In 1907, Battambang province was ceded to France to be reunited with Cambodia as part of French Indochina.{{Cite journal |last=Briggs |first=Lawrence Palmer |date=August 1946 |title=The Treaty of March 23, 1907 between France and Siam and the Return of Battambang and Angkor to Cambodia |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/abs/treaty-of-march-23-1907-between-france-and-siam-and-the-return-of-battambang-and-angkor-to-cambodia/EBC571E0299B8E48D7A39AA71CFBCC76 |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=439–454 |doi=10.2307/2049791 |issn=2326-3067 |jstor=2049791}} Under the French, an urban layout was developed, which resulted in an enlarged French colonial town. This first attempt at modernization led to well-defined streets laid in a grid pattern and a series of open canals and bridges, in the locality now known as the Heritage Conservation Area. Both riverbanks were linked by the construction of two bridges in 1917. In 1926, a second phase of urban development was implemented, focusing on the west of Battambang, with a newly constructed railway linking the city to Phnom Penh. Residential villas, the central market, and state buildings were also constructed.

In 1953, Prince Norodom Sihanouk chose Battambang as the centre of Cambodia's independence movement and spearheaded its modernisation during his leadership of an independent Cambodia.{{Cite web |title=Battambang {{!}} City, Geography, History, & Population {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Battambang |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=britannica.com}} Battambang developed a plan to become an industrial and economic hub for northeast Cambodia. Battambang was Cambodia's second largest city during the 20th century. Textile and garment factories were built by French and Chinese investors, Battambang Airport was constructed, and the railway line was extended to the Thai border at Poipet. To serve the cultural needs of the population, numerous schools and a university were built, as well as a sports centre, a museum, and an exhibition hall.

Like the rest of Cambodia, life in Battambang was affected by the Cambodian Civil War and subsequent genocide.{{Cite news |last=Lindt |first=Naomi |date=15 December 2011 |title=A Pocket of the Past in Battambang, Cambodia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/travel/a-pocket-of-the-past-in-battambang-cambodia.html |access-date=8 February 2025 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} Development stalled in Battambang under the Khmer Republic, and it was abandoned altogether during Democratic Kampuchea, with its population forcibly evacuated into labour camps and land tenure being abolished. Battambang Provincial Museum was converted into a prison.{{Cite web |title=The Battambang Museum: Preserving Artifacts Through War and Peace |url=https://cambodianess.com/article/the-battambang-museum-preserving-artifacts-through-war-and-peace |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Cambodianess}} The Phnom Sampeau killing caves, a Khmer Rouge execution site, are located around six kilometres from the city.{{Cite web |date=11 April 2023 |title=The transformation of a creative capital |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230410-battambang-cambodias-creative-second-city |access-date=8 February 2025 |website=bbc.com}} In 1980, following a Vietnamese invasion that toppled the Khmer Rouge regime, thousands of refugees returned to the city, but plans for further development could not take place due to lack of investment. The surrounding province remained a stronghold for Khmer Rouge insurgents into the 1990s. Battambang city was besieged by Khmer Rouge guerrillas in 1990, but they failed to capture it.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fT1AAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Battambang%22&pg=PA4&article_id=3790,1842640 |title=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=The Glasgow Herald}} Conflict continued in and around the city until 1997.

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Starting in 1989, when private property rights were reintroduced, Battambang began to develop an economy around agricultural products, and small businesses emerged. The city's municipal government established a Heritage Protection Area in 2009 to safeguard around 800 historic buildings. Following investment from GIZ, the municipality's "Master Development Plan 2030" was endorsed by the national government in 2015, making it the only city besides Phnom Penh in Cambodia to have such a plan. In 2022, the Provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts listed ancient temples, prehistoric sites, colonial buildings, and traditional Khmer houses as buildings under conservation.{{cite web |date=21 December 2022 |title=Historic building preservation a boon for Battambang history buffs |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/historic-building-preservation-boon-battambang-history-buffs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406181036/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/historic-building-preservation-boon-battambang-history-buffs |archive-date=6 April 2024 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=The Phnom Penh Post |url-status=live }}

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Around {{convert|7|km|mi|0|sp=us}} south of Battambang, in Odambang commune, stands the city's Bahá'í House of Worship. Inaugurated in 2017, the round, nine-sided edifice features a central dome, spire, and winged parapets that are reminiscent of Phnom Penh's Chaktomuk Conference Hall.{{cite web |last1=Muong |first1=Vandy |title=Baha'i House of Worship emerges in Battambang |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/bahai-house-worship-emerges-battambang |access-date=19 October 2018 |website=The Phnom Penh Post |ref=pppost-bhow}}{{cite web |date=31 August 2017 |title=Spirit and aspirations of a people: Reflections of Temple's architect |url=https://news.bahai.org/story/1189/ |access-date=19 October 2018 |website=Bahá'í World News Service |ref=bwns-bhow}}

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Battambang's Provincial Museum was built in 1968 and features art as well as cultural and archaeological artefacts.{{Cite news |last=Kim |first=Yutharo |date=7 December 2023 |title=Battambang museum blends 'history, culture and identity' |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-museum-blends-history-culture-and-identity- |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914201705/https://phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-museum-blends-history-culture-and-identity- |archive-date=14 September 2024 |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=The Phnom Penh Post |url-status=live }}

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Psar Nath is Battambang's central market, built in 1936, notable for its Art Deco style. It was damaged in an electrical fire in 2020.{{Cite news |title=Fire ravages Battambang historic market |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fire-ravages-battambang-historic-market |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174440/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fire-ravages-battambang-historic-market |archive-date=2 July 2022 |access-date=9 February 2025 |work=The Phnom Penh Post |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Phnom Sampov|Killing caves of Phnom Sampeau}}

Phnom Sampov is a hill and religious site 12 km from the city, featuring a large bat colony and a Khmer Rouge killing site within its caves.{{Cite web |last=Horng |first=Pengly |date=31 July 2024 |title=Phnom Sampov: The pearl of Battambang – Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501533222/phnom-sampov-the-pearl-of-battambang/ |access-date=9 February 2025}}

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Wat Damrei Sar is the oldest pagoda in Battambang city, at over 100 years old.{{Cite web |last=Vibol |first=Torn |date=22 September 2022 |title=More than 31 pagodas in Battambang get heritage listing – Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501156335/more-than-31-pagodas-in-battambang-get-heritage-listing/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=Khmer Times}}

{{See|Demographics of Cambodia}}

Official records of the population of Battambang have been kept since 1998, when the population of the city was reported to be 138,271. According to the 2019 census, Battambang city had a total population of 119,251, a decline of 1.9% since 2008.{{Cite web |title=Krong Battambang (Municipality, Cambodia) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/cambodia/admin/0203__krong_battambang/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=citypopulation.de}}

The city's nine universities have been cited as a contributing factor to attracting 9,579 students from the surrounding region, as of 2016.

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As the country shifted to a market economy in the modern era, the Battambang government struggled to restore basic infrastructure such as a water supply following the 1993 elections, receiving a mix of private sector and NGO support.{{Cite journal |last=Devas |first=Nick |date=1996 |title=Reshaping government at the local level in Cambodia: with an example of urban water supply in Battambang |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199602)16:1%3C31::AID-PAD843%3E3.0.CO;2-J |journal=Public Administration and Development |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=31–41 |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199602)16:1<31::AID-PAD843>3.0.CO;2-J |issn=1099-162X}}

Battambang received a $60 million loan from the Asian Development Bank in 2023 to improve drainage, sewerage, and roads. The city's "Smart City Master Plan" also outlines expanding access to clean water, development of industry and tourism, walkability, and improving waste management.{{Cite web |last=Horng |first=Pengly |date=11 March 2024 |title=Battambang's grand infrastructure on track for 2025 completion – Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454139/battambangs-grand-infrastructure-on-track-for-2025-completion/ |access-date=20 February 2025}}{{Cite journal |last1=Lord |first1=Fiona Nicole |last2=Retamal |first2=Monique |last3=Davila |first3=Federico |date=13 August 2024 |title=Strengthening transformative capacities for urban sustainability: a case study of waste reform in Battambang, Cambodia |journal=Urban Transformations |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=8 |doi=10.1186/s42854-024-00065-3 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2024UrbTr...6....8L |issn=2524-8162}}

Battambang Provincial Referral Hospital serves the city and its surrounding districts, with 270 beds, and it admits around 2,000 patients per month.{{Cite journal |last1=Lon |first1=Chanthap |last2=Timmermans |first2=Ans |last3=Buathong |first3=Nillawan |last4=Nou |first4=Samon |last5=Se |first5=Youry |last6=Sitthy |first6=Ngo |last7=Chann |first7=Soklyda |last8=Kraesub |first8=Somporn |last9=Wongstitwilairoong |first9=Tippa |last10=Walsh |first10=Douglas S. |last11=Tyner |first11=Stuart |last12=Fukuda |first12=Mark |last13=Callender |first13=David |last14=Sherwood |first14=Jeffrey |last15=Koy |first15=Lenin |date=27 June 2013 |title=Severe malaria in Battambang Referral Hospital, an area of multidrug resistance in Western-Cambodia: a retrospective analysis of cases from 2006–2009 |journal=Malaria Journal |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=217 |doi=10.1186/1475-2875-12-217 |doi-access=free |issn=1475-2875 |pmc=3699359 |pmid=23802651}}

Battambang is vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme heat and flooding.{{Citation |last1=Thuon |first1=Try |title=Resistance for Resilience: A Reflexive Exploration of Battambang, Cambodia |date=2019 |work=Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia |pages=127–146 |editor-last=Daniere |editor-first=Amrita G. |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-98968-6_7 |access-date=22 February 2025 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-98968-6_7 |isbn=978-3-319-98968-6 |last2=Cai |first2=Yanjun |editor2-last=Garschagen |editor2-first=Matthias}} The city has some slum areas inhabited by the urban poor that are particularly prone to these types of climatic events. Access to education, healthcare, water, and electricity is generally available to slum dwellers, despite limited employment opportunities.{{Cite journal |last1=Samnang |first1=Rem |last2=Chanthol |first2=Hay |date=28 February 2018 |title=Slum Areas in Battambang and Climate Resilience |url=https://www.ajpor.org/article/13017-slum-areas-in-battambang-and-climate-resilience |journal=Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=104–126 |doi=10.15206/ajpor.2018.5.2.104}}

Battambang's numerous markets within its urban center allow it to serve as an economic hub for the province. In 2018, 71.3% of employed people in the city worked in services, including agricultural processing, retail, tourism, and construction. Agriculture employed 27.2% of the population, and 1.5% worked in crafts. The majority of businesses are in homes or are informally operated in Battambang's streets. Real estate in the city rapidly expanded during the 2010s.

Battambang's heritage buildings and culture have led to the growth of its tourism sector.{{Cite journal |last=Thuon |first=Try |date=1 December 2021 |title=How formalization of urban spatial plan affects marginalized groups and resilience practices in Cambodia secondary town: A case study from Battambang |journal=Regional Science Policy & Practice |volume=13 |issue=6 |pages=1866–1888 |doi=10.1111/rsp3.12403 |issn=1757-7802|doi-access=free }} It attracts fewer international tourists than other cities, particularly Siem Reap. In 2023, Battambang governor Sok Lu announced plans to upgrade Battambang Airport and prepare riverside development and 800 traditional Khmer houses for future tourism expansion.

{{See|Battambang Municipality}}

Under the 1993 constitution of modern Cambodia, the urban planning of Battambang is governed by national legislation and further by the sub-national Battambang provincial and municipal authorities. Under the administrative divisions of Cambodia, the city is further subdivided into 10 sangkat and 62 villages, each with their own local councils. The city's annual budget of US$625,000 (as of 2019) from the national government is supplemented by international development funds and private investment, allowing it to build improved infrastructure such as sewage treatment and roads.

Battambang has been noted for its longstanding importance as a hub for Cambodian art, music, and culture, with many famous artists and singers born or based in the city. The Khmer Rouge era led to the persecution or disappearance of many prominent artists and musicians as well as a decline in the arts scene, but efforts have been made to revitalise it post-conflict. Contemporary Battambang features numerous art galleries and workshops exhibiting local artists and sculptors. The cultural non-governmental organization Phare Ponleu Selpak, which provides free arts education and training to young, disadvantaged people, is based in Battambang and also coordinates a contemporary circus.{{cite web |author= |title=Phare Ponleu Selpak |url=http://www.phareps.org |access-date=14 January 2015}} Battambang hosts the annual three-day Chumnor Arts Festival, with creative workshops and performances.

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The city is known for its culinary traditions, owing to the fertile agricultural lands of the province.{{Cite news |last=Dunston |first=Lara |date=19 November 2023 |title=How a sleepy town in Cambodia won a place on Unesco's culinary map |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/19/how-a-sleepy-town-in-cambodia-won-a-place-on-unsescos-culinary-map |access-date=9 February 2025 |work=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}} Battambang province is considered the "rice bowl of Cambodia", with the city harbouring a number of mills that process rice for national and international markets. Battambang is famous for its jasmine rice and local dishes, including fried bananas and rice noodles. On 31 October 2023, Battambang was one of 55 cities added to UNESCO's Creative Cities Network, where it was listed as a City of Gastronomy.{{cite web |title=UNESCO supported Battambang promote Creative Cities Network UCCN |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-supported-battambang-promote-creative-cities-network-uccn |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=unesco.org |ref=unesco uccn for battambang}} It is the first Cambodian city to join the network. UNESCO recognised Battambang's initiatives in promoting Khmer cuisine and street food, and incorporating culture into urban development.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2024 |title=Battambang, Cambodia's first UNESCO Creative City, shows what sustainable gastronomy means for Khmer culinary heritage |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/battambang-cambodias-first-unesco-creative-city-shows-what-sustainable-gastronomy-means-khmer |website=UNESCO}}

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Battambang is home to a number of Buddhist pagodas. 31 of these received heritage status in 2022, all of them being over 60 years old, and they have been promoted for domestic religious tourism. The Thai architecture and Rattanakosin style is visible on the Buddhist pagodas and stupas built during Siamese rule{{Clarify|date=February 2025|reason=It should be clarified what era is being referred to.}}. Pagodas built later display an architectural style unique to Battambang.{{Cite journal |last=Leng |first=Sirang |date=28 April 2023 |title=The Evolution of Decorative Stupa in Battambang from the 19th Century to Mid-20th Century |url=https://so08.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/artssu/article/view/1841 |journal=Journal of Arts and Thai Studies |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=E166 (1–14) |issn=2774-1419}}

Battambang has a small Catholic community and an apostolic prefecture. The Catholic community in Cambodia was heavily persecuted during the Khmer Rouge era, and the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral was destroyed.{{Cite web |title=Cambodian Church 'emerging from Khmer Rouge oppression' |url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodian-church-emerging-from-khmer-rouge-oppression/99212 |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=Union of Catholic Asian News}}{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=http://www.battambangparish.org/our-history.html |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Parish}}

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Battambang is linked via National Highway 5 to Phnom Penh and Bangkok, and it sits on National Road 57, which connects it to the Thai border via Pailin province.

Battambang has long been connected to Cambodia's rail network, but the system was abandoned during the Khmer Rouge era.{{Cite web |date=25 February 2022 |title=The end of the famous Bamboo Train? |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160412-the-end-of-the-famous-bamboo-train |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=bbc.com}} Rehabilitation of the railway reconnected Battambang Royal railway station to Serei Saophoan in 2018, with plans to complete the line to connect the city to Phnom Penh.{{cite web |title=Service opens on restored rails connecting Battambang, Banteay Meanchey |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/service-opens-restored-rails-connecting-battambang-banteay-meanchey |website=phnompenhpost.com |date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130201621/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/service-opens-restored-rails-connecting-battambang-banteay-meanchey |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-date=30 November 2024 |url-status=live }}

The Norry, or bamboo train, runs {{convert|4|km|mi|0|sp=us}} from Prasat Banan to Chhoeuteal commune. Previously located on actual railway tracks outside the city, the bamboo train was relocated in 2017 to make way for the resumption of railway traffic.{{cite web |title='Bamboo train' back on tracks in Battambang |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bamboo-train-back-tracks-battambang |access-date=19 October 2018 |website=The Phnom Penh Post |ref=pppost-norry}} The Norry has become a tourist attraction.

Battambang Airport was established in 1968, with a flight connection to Phnom Penh. The airport was closed during the civil war and was later used by the military, before being closed in 1991. It was used by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia to support helicopter operations in 1992 and 1993.{{Cite news |title=Battambang airport set to expand for int'l flights, tourist revival |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b-bang-airport-set-to-expand-for-int-l-flights-tourist-revival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909204935/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b-bang-airport-set-to-expand-for-int-l-flights-tourist-revival |archive-date=9 September 2024 |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=The Phnom Penh Post |url-status=live }} Plans were announced to upgrade it to meet the capacity of Siem Reap Airport in 2019, but these were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Sok |first=Sithika |date=27 March 2022 |title=Battambang airport to be upgraded into 4C category |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048230/battambang-airport-to-be-upgraded-into-4c-category/ |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Khmer Times}}{{Cite web |title=Battambang Airport Upgrade Under Review |url=https://cambodianess.com/article/battambang-airport-upgrade-under-review |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=Cambodianess}} While closed, it has been used as a public park and food market.

There is also a boat connection between Battambang and Siem Reap via the Sangkae River, which takes between six and seven hours.{{Cite web |last=Horng |first=Pengly |date=28 August 2024 |title=Battambang-Siem Reap boat service welcomes tourists – Khmer Times |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501549618/battambang-siem-reap-boat-service-welcomes-tourists/ |access-date=9 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Scenic boat journey from Siem Reap to Battambang |url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/travel/scenic-boat-journey-from-siem-reap-to-battambang |website=phnompenhpost.com |date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918230249/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/travel/scenic-boat-journey-from-siem-reap-to-battambang |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-date=18 September 2024 |url-status=live }}

{{See|:Category:People from Battambang province}}

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• G-Devith – musician
• Sar Kheng – politician
• Kalyanee Mam – filmmaker
• Vann Nath – painter, artist, writer, and human rights activist
• Chhom Nimol – musician
• Sopheap Pich – sculptor and artist
• Arn Chorn-Pond – human rights activist
• Pen Ran – singer, songwriter
• Am Rong – soldier and filmmaker
• Mao Sareth – musician
• Ros Serey Sothea – singer ("Queen with the Golden Voice")
• Sinn Sisamouth – musician (not born in Battambang but lived there during childhood)

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{{See|List of twin towns and sister cities in Cambodia}}

• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Da Nang, Vietnam{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Sister Cities |url=https://sistercities.app/sistercities/cambodia/battambang |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=sistercities.app}}

• {{flagicon|South Korea}} Incheon, South Korea

• {{flagicon|USA}} Stockton, California, US

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• Wallgren, Pia, and Ray Sano. Report on the Reconciliation Areas Based on in-Depth Interviews Conducted in Six Villages in Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap Provinces. Phnom Penh: UNDP/CARERE, 2000.

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• [https://www.unesco.org/en/creative-cities/battambang Battambang] at UNESCO Creative Cities Network

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