Nong Chan Refugee Camp
Nong Chan
Camp 511 | |
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| Coordinates: 13°49′55″N 102°44′00″E / 13.83194°N 102.73333°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established by Cambodian refugees | mid-1950s |
| Destroyed by the People's Army of Vietnam | 31 January 1983 |
| Rebuilt | February-May 1984 |
| Destroyed by the People's Army of Vietnam | 18 November 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Guerrilla Organizations: MOULINAKA, KPNLF |
| • Military Commander | Kong Sileah (November–December 1979) |
| • Military Commander | Chea Chhut (December 1979-November 1984) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1984) | |
• Total | 13,000 to 30,000 |
Nong Chan Refugee Camp, in Nong Chan Village, Khok Sung District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, was one of the earliest organized refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodian border, where thousands of Khmer refugees sought food and health care after fleeing the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. It was destroyed by the Vietnamese military in late 1984, after which its population was transferred to Site Two Refugee Camp.