Sambor Prei Kuk
Also known as Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura, Isanapur Khmer, Ishanapura, Sambor Prei Kuk, Sambour Group of temples
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Cambodia
Inscribed
2017
Area
840 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sambor Prei Kuk is about 80 km north-east of Kompong Chhnang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Koh Ker, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kompong Chhnang · about 75,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Phnum Tbeng Meanchey · about 24,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Kampong Cham · about 83,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Stoeng Treng · about 30,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Pursat · about 52,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Siem Reap · about 109,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CambodiaCultural112 km away
CambodiaCultural143 km away
CambodiaCultural147 km away
CambodiaCultural174 km away
LaosCultural236 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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