River of 1000 Lingas (Anlong Pong Phkay)

Along a stretch of the riverbed for around 500 m there are carvings of linga, several big and small yoni, and a large carving of Vishnu. Along the walls of the riverbed, a small carving is also seen in the bedrock.

At the very southern end or the beginning of the carvings, there is also a natural spring flanked by shrines.

The map marker is placed approximately at the location of the Vishnu carving, a little more south is the natural spring and you can follow the river bed east to see more linga and occasionally yoni, until the river passes under the bridge where the linga carvings continue.

Map

Site Info

  • Reference ID: HA11736 | Last Update: January 7th, 2026
  • Site Name: Anlong Pong Phkay | Khmer: អន្លង់ពងផ្កាយ
  • Other Names: 1000 Lingas Temple, ប្រាសាទលិង្គមួយពាន់, Phon Khkay, Anluong Phkay, Anlong Pong Phkay, Pong Phkay., Pong Kai, Anlong Pon Phkai, Pon Phkai (Vest.), អន្លងផ្កាយ, anlaṅ phkāy, inluong phkay
  • Location: Siem Reap Province > Svay Leu District > Khnang Phnum Commune
  • Inventaire Khmer IK: 552
  • MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 453
  • Monuments Historiques - MH: 442
  • Jean Boulbet Inventaire - JB: 311
  • Boulbet-Dagens Inventaire - BD: 62
  • Tags/Group: 1926MH, BD, JB, Kulen, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, Phnom Kulen, Rock Carvings, Temples

Historical Inventories of Anlong Pong Phkay

  • 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 416 (Site Name: Mentioned under Le mont Koulen et la rivière de Siem Reap Region: L Est de Siem Reap)
  • 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 236 (IK #: 552 Site Name: Pong Kai Region: Srok Sutrinikom (Roluos), Khet Siemreap)
  • 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 442 Site: Pong Phkay. - Liṅgas and images of Vishnu carved into the riverbed. Region: Siemréap
  • 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 140 (Site Name: Anlong Pon Phkai)
  • 1973, Boulbert, Dagens, Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen), p. 38, 49. (BD #: 62 Site Name: anlaṅ phkāy / inluong phkay / អន្លងផ្កាយ)
  • 1939, Parmentier, L'art khmèr classique, pg. 77, 244 n. 2 (Site Name: Pon Phkai (Vest.))
  • 1979, Boulbet, Le Phnom Kulen et sa région carte et commentaire Jean Boulbet (JB#: 311 Site Name: Anlong Pong Phkay)
Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..

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