Voat Kor () is a

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( commune) of Battambang District in

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in north-western

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. It is the birthplace of

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, one of the leaders of the

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Villages

* Voat Kor * Chrab Krasang * Ballang * Khsach Pouy * Damnak Luong * Kampong Seima

References

Communes of Battambang province Battambang District {{cambodia-geo-stub