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In Labansiek area, Laingban commune, Lumpat district, Ratanakiri

province, there is a big lake which is likely an ancient water reservoir
resulting from the geography there because the lake is between the
valleys and its shape is like the bottom of the pan.
Any passenger, who travels to Ratanakiri, never misses to relax or
visit Yeak Lorm Lake. Nowadays, Labansiek district has been
developed, many infrastructures including the markets, monasteries,
residences and rubber plantations have been established. This
achievement makes it as one of attractive destinations for the tourists.
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Whenever we arrive at Yeak Lorm Lake, we are always
curious to know the cause of this strange name at once. Such
curiosity is leading to the inquiries for the origin of the lake's
name related to the legend of the villagers. It is a strange
legend which goes as follows:

The w ord "Yeak Lorm" is easily understood

that the giants besiege. There are legends
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was more beautiful than other girls both her hair and physi-
cal body. Furthermore, her body always had good smell
every day. Therefore, the King father named his daughter as
" Neang Sork Kra ob" (A good- smelled- hair girl).

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Later, the Giant King had been aware of his daughter's story.
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_Tl'~the result of digging up by the giant troops to find Neang

k Kraob, a lake had been found there in Ratanakiri
THat was why this lake has been called "Yeak
until today.
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meteps (leep in dry season. This lake is look like the bottom
of a pan with the size of one-kilometer circle. Around the
bank of the lake, there are many fruit trees such Mak Preng
and MaK Prang trees (Marian plum tree), Rambutan trees,
Semorn trees, Phniev trees, particularly Raing trees with
flowers hanging down the water which are attracted for
visiting.
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Surrounding the lake, a very

built by the Royal Cambodian
go there by cars easily. There
restaurants for guests as well. At present,
Cambodian Arm Forces have arranged to build a new royal
residence made of brick and concrete. There are many fish
both small and big swimming in shoals. Visitors can travel
round the lake because there is the road surrounding.

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There is another legend which has similar meaning, too. The

story was said that there were the giant troops who tracked
the daughter of the giant King as the above story but there
was different ending - as the giant troops besieged the
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mountain where she had hidden herself, she though that

there would not be any means she could escape at all. Then
she wished to be disappeared into the ground. At that time,
the earth collapsed and also took her in. The place where the
land had collapsed became a lake which had been called
"Yeak Lorm Lake".

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Another legend is far

different from the two
stories above. It is
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real story of villagers as well. It is said that the word "Yeak
Lorm" was differently written and meant that the word
"Yeak" derived from the word "Yak" in the traditional local
language. It means chief or boss while the word "Lorm" is
the name of a person.
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villagers assumed to call that place taking the name after that
person and his position.
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While researchers at the site found that this lake was a former whole
of volcano in the ancient time and the volcano had been disappeared
remaining the trace. That is why this lake is 70 - 80 meters deep and
its shape is like an oval tray surrounding by mountains. Nowadays,
this lake becomes one of the best attractive destinations for the
tourists.
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