Pursat

The Pursat province located in the north-west of Phnom Penh and lies on the western shore of Tonle Sap Lake. Distance between the provincial and Phnom Penh is 187km. The province is 12 692 km2 and has 397,161 inhabitants (2014). It is one of five provinces, which lie around the Tonle Sap Lake. Pursat is also one of the few provinces that (also wildlife sanctuaries), mountains and beautiful Khmer marble abounds in rainforest. Even King Sihanouk wished his urn from Pursat marble kept his ashes in it. Pursat has no historic temple, but is famous for its marble goods floating houses of Kampong Luong and a Khmer hero named Oknha Kleang Moeung.
Most tourists who visit Pursat, are more or less on their way to Battambang or Phnom Penh.
The attractions of the province of Pursat:

    Floating houses in Kampong Luong, 34 km from the provincial capital,
    Marble workshop, in almost all districts of the province,
    Oknha Kleang Moeung statue - 6 km from the provincial capital,
    Long Trach Mountain - 49 Km from the provincial capital,
    Bak Tra Mountain - 16 Km from the provincial capital,
    Waterfall O'Da (Toek Chhou) - 60 Km from the provincial capital.