Steung Saen River (ស្ទឹងសែន), sometimes spelt Steung Sen , is a river in Cambodia . It is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap River . The Stung Sen River Basin is the largest among the 11 main tributaries around Tonlé Sap with a catchment surface of 16,344 km (1,634,400 ha). The basin receives about 1,500 mm (59 in) of rain per year.
3-677: The river passes through Preah Vihear Province and Kampong Thom Province . The northern extent of the river basin corresponds to the border with Thailand as in 1904, Siam and the French colonial authorities ruling Cambodia formed a joint commission to demarcate their mutual border to largely follow the watershed line of the Dângrêk mountain range. Steung Saen ( ស្ទឹងសែន ) means "river of soldiers" in Khmer . Steung ( ស្ទឹង ) means river in Khmer, while Saen ( សែន )
6-504: Is derived from the Sanskrit word Sena (सेना), meaning "soldier". This article related to a river in Cambodia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Preah Vihear Province Preah Vihear ( Khmer : ព្រះវិហារ , UNGEGN : Preăh Vĭhar , ALA-LC : Braḥ Vihār [preah ʋihiə] ; lit. 'sacred sanctuary' ) is a province ( khaet ) of Cambodia . It borders
9-493: The provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap to the west, Kampong Thom to the south and Stung Treng to the east. Its northern boundary forms part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand and Laos . Its capital is Preah Vihear . The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear . The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/ Thailand border are in the north of Preah Vihear province. Preah Vihear
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