Overview
[[Kampong Thom]] (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ) is a province center of Cambodia and Its capital Kampong Thom. Kampong Thom is Cambodia’s second largest province by area, neighboring [[Preah Vihear[[ to the north, [[Siem Reap]] to the northwest, [[Pursat]] to the west, [[Kampong Cham]] and [[Kampong Chhnang]] to the south and [[Stung Treng]] to the north east. The province a picturesque town on the banks of the Stung Saen River. The Sambor temple and Prei Kuk temple are the two main temples in [[Kampong Thom]] as well as other less significant Angkorian sites. [[Kampong Thom]] was a former capital in Southeast Asia during the Funan period. Later on, during the French rule, the province was home to a large group named the Stieng, but they have long been assimilated into Khmer society.