Koh Ta Kiev (, “Ancestor Kiev’s Island” (named "Ile de la Baie" during the
French colonial period) is the biggest of a small group of
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
n islands situated 4 km off Otres beach,
Sihanoukville City, and 1 km off the coast of
Ream National Park
The Ream National Park (), officially the Preah Sihanouk Ream National Park (), is a national park of Cambodia located from the city of Sihanoukville in the Sihanoukville Municipality of the Sihanoukville Province in southwestern Cambodia. It w ...
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Sihanoukville Province
Preah Sihanouk (, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: , ), also Sihanoukville, is a province (''khaet'') in southwest Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The provincial capital, also called Sihanoukville, is a deep water port city and a steadily growing and div ...
. Its predominantly forested area of is mostly flat with hills at some points.
There is also a small fishing village on the island's east side. Apart from the
Cambodian Navy, which maintains a small base with a port, no infrastructure exists.
Three beaches attract travelers and tourists. There are a few guesthouses and a campsite.
After many years of attracting individual visitors, large-scale resort development is planned.
See also
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Koh Seh
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Koh Russei
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Ream National Park
The Ream National Park (), officially the Preah Sihanouk Ream National Park (), is a national park of Cambodia located from the city of Sihanoukville in the Sihanoukville Municipality of the Sihanoukville Province in southwestern Cambodia. It w ...
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List of islands of Cambodia
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Sihanoukville (city)
Sihanoukville (, ), also known as Kampong Saom (, ) or Preah Sihanouk (, ), is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's south-west on the Gulf of Thailand. ...
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Sihanoukville (city)
Populated places in Sihanoukville province
Islands of Cambodia
Islands of the Gulf of Thailand