Home of Khmer Rough leader Pol Pot protected as tourist attraction
Following Cabinet approval last week, the sites at Anlong Veng will be protected from destruction by local people and illegal encroachment, provincial Gov. Yim Phana said.
Anlong Veng, about 185 miles (300 kilometres) north of Phnom Penh, fell to government forces in 1998 after nearly 20 years of fighting.
The Khmer Rouge regime, under which an estimated 1.7 million people died from execution, disease and malnutrition, was toppled in 1979 but its guerrillas fought on in the jungles, with Anlong Veng becoming their last stronghold.
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Anlong Veng, about 185 miles (300 kilometres) north of Phnom Penh, fell to government forces in 1998 after nearly 20 years of fighting.
The Khmer Rouge regime, under which an estimated 1.7 million people died from execution, disease and malnutrition, was toppled in 1979 but its guerrillas fought on in the jungles, with Anlong Veng becoming their last stronghold.