Poipet
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| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Preah Vihear Province |
| District | Ou Chrov District |
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| - Type | City |
Poipet is a Cambodian town on the Thailand/Cambodia border, inBanteay Meanchey Province, Ou Chrov district. It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand. There is a strip of casinos and hotels between the Thai and Cambodian passport control counters, enabling Thais to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration.
Poipet is adjacent to the city of Aranya Pratet on the Thai side of the border.
[edit] Transport
Poipet is the terminus of the Thai railway system, though in 2006 it is proposed to start building a link to the Cambodian Railways at Sisophon.
[edit] See also
Poipet on wikitravel.
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