Mongkol Borey (town)
Town in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia
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Mongkol Borey (Khmer: មង្គលបូរី [mɔŋkɔl ɓoːrəj]) is a town and seat of Mongkol Borey District in Banteay Meanchey Province in north-western Cambodia. It is located 9 kilometres south of Serei Saophoan, the province's capital.
Mongkol Borey
មង្គលបូរី | |
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Town | |
  Mongkol Borey Location within Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′N 103°10′E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Banteay Meanchey |
| District | Mongkol Borey |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) |
Name
The name Mongkol Borey is a derivation from Sanskrit Maṅgalapurī, meaning "the blessed city".[1]: 431 A 1036 inscription from Vat Baset (near Battambang) mentions a sruk (village or district) called Manggalapura (Old Khmer: Maṅgalapura), which Saveros Pou and O. W. Wolters tentatively suggested may be the same place as modern Mongkol Borey.[2]: 364 [1]: 431
