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Cu Chi Tunnels
An immense network of underground tunnels used by Viet Cong guerrillas during the Vietnam War, now open to visitors to crawl through.
37 km · about 40 min drive
AsiaCambodiaSvay Rieng
Bavet
Svay Rieng, Cambodia · Asia
About Bavet
Bavet sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bến Cầu, 37km from Cu Chi Tunnels.
Bavet is in Svay Rieng, Cambodia, with about 44,000 people. The nearest town is Bến Cầu, about 7 km away.
Bavet (Khmer: បាវិត, Bavĭt [ɓaːʋət]) is the largest city in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. An international border crossing between Cambodia and Vietnam, its counterpart across the border is Mộc Bài of Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam.
Bavet is one of the "special economic zones" (SEZ) of Cambodia and there were establishedRead more
textile industries and bicycles factories. However, the most evident economic activity of Bavet are the casinos, fraud factories and cockfighting rings, attended by Chinese and Vietnamese. Bavet's border casino zone has been mentioned in reporting on Cambodia-based online scam compounds and related trafficking; see Scam centers in Cambodia
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What is there to see near Bavet?
Within an hour or so of Bavet: Cu Chi Tunnels (37 km).
Where is Bavet?
Bavet is in Svay Rieng, Cambodia, about 7 km from Bến Cầu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 43,783
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Cambodia
- Region
- Svay Rieng
- Timezone
- Asia/Phnom_Penh
- Coordinates
- 11.0632, 106.1356
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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