Sihanoukville
( also known as Kampong Som or Kampong Saom ),
is
named after King Norodom Sihanouk.
It
is a port city on the Gulf of Thailand in southern Cambodia
founded
as the only deep water port in Cambodia.
Sihanoukville
is surrounded by palm-fringed sandy beaches
and pristine tropical
islands
off its south and west coast.
The beaches includeVictory Beach,
Lamherkay Beach, Koh Pos Beach, Independence Beach,
Sokha Beach,
Serendipity Beach and Occheuteal Beach.