Nong Samet Refugee Camp [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Nong Samet Refugee Camp
Nong Samet Refugee Camp (, also known as 007, Rithisen or Rithysen), located in Nong Samet Village, Khok Sung District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, was one of the largest refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodian border and served as a power base for the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) until its destruction by the Vietnamese military in late 1984.
Establishment of the camp.
Refugees began entering Thailand in large numbers after Vietnam invaded Kampuchea in December 1978 and
Royal Thai Government, together with the United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO) and other UN agencies, decided to resettle populations displaced from refugee camps that had been destroyed by military activity into a single camp where aid agencies could provide combined services. Site Two was located in Thailand 70 kilometers northeast of Aranyaprathet, near Ta Phraya, approximately 4 kilometers from the Cambodian border.
Camp population.
The camp covered and combined the populations of Nong Samet (Rithysen), Bang Poo (Bang Phu), Nong