Wat Phnum Kuk | Hello Angkor

Area: Pursat Province > Krakor District > Ansa Chambâk Commune > Arang Pruoch Village
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

Located around 15km south of the RN 6 in Krakor District of Pursat Province is Wat Phnum Kuk also recorded as Phnom Kuk. It is an active monastery and contemporary pagoda located at the eastern foot of a 17km long mountain range. The area is gated and normally closed although the monk was happy for us to wander around the pagoda and take some shots.

As I found out later, up the mountain from this site is an ancient/old hermitage/vihara delimited by stone markers, and nearby, a small cave with Buddhist relics and statuary (Bruguier).

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Site Info

Reference ID: HA12709 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
Site Name: Phnom Kuk | Khmer: ភ្នំគុក
Other Names: Preah Kuk
Location: Pursat Province > Krakor District > Ansa Chambâk Commune > Arang Pruoch Village
Inventaire Khmer IK: 146.08
MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 1558
Tags/Group: pa, sema, T7, Temples, Wat

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..