The abandoned French Hill Station of Bokor was established in 1922 at an altitude of 1,071 meters, and included the grand Bokor Palace Hotel as the centerpiece of the small community. The area was well known for its refreshing climate, views, and waterfalls. The Hill Station was very popular in the 1920s,but was abandoned after an assault by Vietnamese independence forces in the late 1940s and during the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. It served as a strategic base for Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge forces during most of the last few decades, but is uninhabited now.