Sisophon

Sisophon is the capital city of Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. The city separates Cambodia's National Highway 5 and National Highway 6. Serei Saophoan is difficult to pronounce, so often the area is written transliterated as "Sisophon", even on Cambodian signs. About forty minutes from Sisophon there is a Khmer temple ruin called Banteay Chmar. Like Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, this area was inside Siam (Thailand) for over 500 years before it was taken over by the French and then given to Cambodia.