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Banteay Meanchey province is situated in the Northwest of Cambodia. It shares a border with Thailand to the west and north, with Oddar Meanchey, such as Siem Reap on the East, and with Battambang to the South. It's capital Sisophorn standing national road number 5 to Poipet border is 65Km.
It is one of the quite popular places in that province is Poipet city, the city is on the Thailand/Cambodia border. It's the international border crossing point between the two countries, and the place also extremely popular as a gambling destination with lots of casinos (gambling is popular but illegal in Thailand). There is a strip of casinos, guesthouses, and hotels between the Thai and Cambodian passport control counters, enabling Thais to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration. Poipet is adjacent to the city of Aranya Prathet on Thailand's side is the border.
