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Black Palace
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The ruined Black Palace on the Bokor road, near the Yeay Mao statue. A shell of a building, not a staffed museum.
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Damnak Sla Khmao, the Black Palace, is mapped as ruins on the Bokor nature-reserve road, beside the Yeay Mao stop. It was a retreat associated with Norodom Sihanouk. What you can walk through depends on the day and on whether a gate is shut — this listing does not promise an interior tour. The 7 October 2026 Bokor notes still name the Black Palace area as one of the stops on a mountain day. Treat it as ruins: watch your step, and do not expect a ticket desk or a café.
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- Sihanouk villa
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Damnak Sla Khmao, Bokor road · Mapped doorway
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- OpenStreetMap — Damnak Sla Khmao ruins, Bokor road
- Visit Koh Rong, 7 October 2026 — Black Palace area on a Bokor day
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