Oddar Meanchey Province

Oddar Meanchey (  "Victorious Northwast") is a province (khaet) o Cambodie locatit in the remote northwast. It borders the provinces o Banteay Meanchey tae the east, Siem Reap tae the sooth an Preah Vihear tae the east.  Its lang northren boondary demarcates pairt o Cambodie's international border with Thailand. The caipital is Samraong toun.

Etymology
Oddar Meanchey means "Victorious Northwast". The province's name is o Sanskrit oreegin through Pali an is derivit frae the wirds "uttarā" (उत्तर), meanin "upper, north, left side" (i.e. Northwest), an "jaya" (जय) which means "victory".  "Mean" (មាន) is the Khmer wird for "tae hae".

Admeenistrative diveesions
The province is subdividit intae 5 destricts.
Anlong Veng 
Banteay Ampil
Chong Kal
Samraong
Trapeang Prasat

Ecology
The territory o this province is located in the Dângrêk Muntains. There is a serious problem o deforestation in the aurie.
Forest fires are common in the dry forest an there is hintle illegal loggin as a result o economic land concessions an migrant forest encroachment.

Services
Anerlie a few hoosehaulds in Oddar Meancheay hae access tae electricity.

History
The muntainous an forestit aurie that nou maks up Oddar Meancheay Province is pairt o a lairger region that wis ultimately returned bi Thailand tae Cambodie rule in 1946 follaein French diplomatic efforts at the end o Warld War II.  The province wis offeecially organizit in 1966.  Durin the Cambodie Ceevil War, the remote aurie wis used as a base bi the Khmer Rouge when they focht against the Khmer Republic led bi general Lon Nol.

The Khmer Rouge rebuilt their umwhile bases in the Dangrek muntain range aurie, alang the border wi Thailand an made Anlong Veng their main "caipital" frae 1989 till 1997. Oddar Meanchey Province is ane o the maist landmine-ridden auries in Cambodie.

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Category:Provinces o Cambodie