Bassac River

Coordinates: 9°31′N 106°13′E / 9.517°N 106.217°E / 9.517; 106.217
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Bassac River
Hậu River
Tonlé Bassac
Mekong River
 • locationPhnom Penh
Sóc Trăng Province
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length190 km (120 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationPhnom Penh
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBình Di River

The Bassac River (Khmer: ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) or Hậu River (Vietnamese: Sông Hậu 瀧後 or Hậu Giang 後江) is a distributary of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River. The river starts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and flows southerly, crossing the border into Vietnam near Châu Đốc. The name Bassac comes from the Khmer prefix pa ("father" or "male") added to sak (សក្តិ) ("power, honor"), [1] a Khmer word borrowed from the Sanskrit sakti (शक्ति).

The Bassac River is an important transportation corridor between Cambodia and Vietnam, with barges and other craft plying the waters. A city of the same name was once the west-bank capital of the

USS Satyr (ARL-23), a recommissioned repair ship originally built for the United States Navy during World War II, served on the Bassac River during the Vietnam War.[3]

Three bridges span the Bassac: the Monivong and Takhmao bridges in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the Cần Thơ Bridge in Cần Thơ in Vietnam.

Approximately 8.5 kilometers to Prey Basak lies a ruined ancient temple called Prasat Prey Basak Temple, which was destroyed during the Vietnam War due to heavy bombing from the

Funan Kingdom
during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The temple is dated between 1,900 and 2,000 years old. It is considered to be the oldest prasat in Cambodia.

Gallery

  • Aerial View of Bassac River at Takhmao
    Aerial View of Bassac River at Takhmao
  • Aerial View of Takhmao Bridge and Basac River at Takhmao
    Aerial View of Takhmao Bridge and Basac River at Takhmao
  • National Highway 2 and Bassac River View from Kbal Thnol, Chak Angre
    National Highway 2 and Bassac River View from Kbal Thnol, Chak Angre
  • Aerial View of Bassac River and Surrounding Area (Monivong Boulevard, Chbar Ampov etc.)
    Aerial View of Bassac River and Surrounding Area (Monivong Boulevard, Chbar Ampov etc.)
  • Svay Tany Ferry Dock over Bassac River at S'ang District, Kandal Province
    Svay Tany Ferry Dock over Bassac River at S'ang District, Kandal Province

References

  1. doi:10.3406/befeo.1967.5052
    – via Angkordatabase.asia.
  2. ^ Murdoch, John B. (1974). "The 1901-1902 Holy Man's Rebellion" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. JSS Vol.62.1 (digital). Siam Heritage Trust: images 4–5, map image 13. Retrieved April 2, 2013. Bassac was an important economic center, for it was the outlet for the trade from the east bank of the Mekong, including the Bolovens Plateau, Sara vane, Attopeu, and Kontum Plateau regions. From Bassac, trade in cardamon, rubber, wax, resin, skins, horns, and slaves, was conducted with Ubon, Khorat, and Bangkok.
  3. ^ "The ARL-23 in Vietnam Operations Map". The ARL-23 in Vietnam. usssatyr.com. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

9°31′N 106°13′E / 9.517°N 106.217°E / 9.517; 106.217


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