Neak Leung or ????? in Khmer is a busy commercial town in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. Located on the Mekong and astride National Highway number 1, it is the commune centre for Neak Leung commune and the capital of Peam Ror District. The town can be reached by car ferry from Kampong Phnum in Kandal Province or by boat along the Mekong river.
Due to it's strategic location, the town and port of Neak Leung has been a significant battleground at various times in Cambodia's history. In August 1973, during the Cambodian Civil War Neak Leung was propelled to the centre of international attention when an American B-52 Stratofortress mistakenly dropped it's 20 ton load on the town centre.[1]