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This is the big hill that you see near the landing if you head to Siem Reap by bullet boat. The hilltop area provides magnificent panoramic views of the Great Lake Tonle Sap, the surrounding countryside and Siem Reap town. The commanding view of the lake was used for a more practical, albeit more deadly, purpose in the fairly recent past as evidenced by a big gun mounted on the side of the hill and pointing toward the landing part of the Great Lake. A modern-era active temple shares the hilltop with the temple ruins of Phnom Krom. Thee are seven crumbling towers among the ruins in two lines, with four towers east and three towers a bit higher up nearby and west. The 11th ? century ruins are definitely in need of a facelift and it looks like they may get one at s0om e point as a sign in front states that a project is underway. Unfortunately, the same sign has made the same announcement with no results apparent since a year ago when I last visited
Cambodian currency - the riel - appeared in 1955, when it replaced the formerly used indochinese piastres. During the government of Paul Pot in 1975-1979 the monetary circulation and the bankning system were dismissed; all that restored by 1979. 1 riel equals 100 sens. Cambodia Kingdom (1956-1970): National Bank of Cambodia | Banque Nationale du Cambodge
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