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 About Preah Vihear:
Vast Preah Vihear Province shares borders with Thailand and Laos to the north, as well as Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey, Stung Treng and Kompong Thom within Cambodia. Much of the province is extremely remote and heavily forested. However, large logging companies are doing their best to change this, carving huge tracts of pristine tropical hardwoods out of the landscape. The province remains desperately poor, thanks in part to a disastrous infrastructure where there are no major roads in existence. The ‘road’ linking the provincial capital, Tbeng Meanchey, to Choam Khsant in the north is only passable for half the year, and that’s stretching the definition of passable.
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 Preah Vihear Temple:
Located in Svay Chhrum village, Kantuot commune, Chaom Ksant district, about 108 kilometers north of Preah Vihear provincial town, Tbiang Meanchey.
Preah Vihear temple, which is 800 meters long and 400 meters wide, sits atop the 625-meter-high Phnom Preah Vihear in Dangrek Mountain range on the border of Thailand. The Cambodian side of the mountain is very steep, while Thai side is gently rolling. There are three ways to reach Preah Vihear temple:
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From Cambodia by the ancient road Svay Chhrum. There is staircase to the mountaintop
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From Cambodia by Kor I Road, which has been reconstructed with concrete.
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 KOH KER TEMPLES:
Koh Ker was once an ancient capital of Cambodia, located in Srayong Cheung village, Srayong commune, kullen district, about 49 kilometers west of the provincial town. The Koh Ker complex is on the Chhrok Koko highland. It was built by King Jayavaraman IV (AD 928-942). Koh Ker temple is 35 meters high, and its design resembles a seven-stepped stupa. The temple faces west toward Angkor city. It was built to worship Treypuvanesvara, the god of happiness.
So far, 96 temples have been found in Koh Ker: Dav, Rumlum Bey, Beung Veng, Trapiang Prey, Dey Chhnang, Srok Srolao, Lingam, Kuk Srakum, Trapiang Ta, Sophy, Kramhom, Andoung, Ang Khna,
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 Bakan or Preah Khan Temples:
The Bakan temples are located in Ta Siang village, Ronakse commune, Sangkum Thmei district, about 105 kilometer southwest of the provincial town. The temple was built in the reign of King Suryavaman I (AD 1002 – 1050), on a plain that was a former worship place of the King. The temple is surrounded by two ramparts—inside and outside rampart. Inside each rampart, there are many other temples such as Neang Peuo and Dangkao Baodos temples.
The temple was likely a royal palace and worship place. According to historians, the site used to be a hiding place of King Jayavarman VII before he ascended to the throne in AD 1181 because the style of some construction is similar to the style of Bayon and Ta Prohm temple.
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 Noreay Temples:
Noreay Temples Noreay temple are located in Krala Peal village, Pring Thom commune, Choam Ksan district, about 32 kilometers north east of Preah Vihear provincial town. There are three temples stand separate from each other about 200 meters. The first site is surrounded by double rampart which is 100 meters lone and 50 meters wide made of laterite. It includes five temples made of sandstone, laterite and brick. The second site was completely damaged only temple base remain. The third site house Preah Noreay, but the temple was seriously damaged only Preah Noreay statue remain.
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