Pailin city

Points of Interest
Pailin is located 68 Kilometers west of the Capital City of Battambag. It is used to be part of Battambang province, but recently the Cambodian Government rezoned the area and make it one of the provinces of Cambodia. In the old days, Pailin was famous for gem stone mining. It is one of the best in Southeast Asia. It was just about a decade ago, the gem stone mine was depleted. Nowadays, Pailin looks more plain (see picture below) than when it was covered by deep jungle that housed many wild animals. (right: Pailin Provincial Center)

The road to Pailin is very difficult as of summer 2009, but it will change soon. The road and bridges are being built and is expected to be complete before the monsoon season of 2009. It will take about one hour or little longer to get there from Battambang when the road is completed.

There is one famous place worth visiting if you are in the area. And that is Phnom Sampeo
where famous song writer Pov Sipho wrote many love songs.

There are a couple of other interesting place right in the city of Pailin, one of which is Phnom Yat (picture shows entrance stairway to the top of the mountain). Tourist now can drive up to top without having to use this stairway.