Ta Mok House


At the center fresh water lake of Takeo town, sits a house that was built by Ta Mok. The house was built in the 1977 to be used for his private residency during the Pol Pot regime between 1975-79. The house sits on top of a hill with 360 degree scenic view. From the main dirt road, one can walk to the Ta Mok's house by crossing the concrete bridge across the meters long. Construction of the house, is massive complex about 1 ht square and 3 stories high, with 20*30 of concrete inside the house. Today, Ta Mok's house is now used as an educational centre for police officers.

Ta Mok was known as the cruel leader and was a military commander of the  Cambodian Khmer Rouge movement. He was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people during the Pol Pot regime. He was born in Takeo province in 1924. He spent 10 years in Phnom Penh prison at the end his life and died in 2006.

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