- Area: Battambang Province > Krong Battambang > Sangkat Sla Kaet
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features in pop culture, located just north of the heart of Battambang city, and west of the river. The grounds are quite nice, and large, featuring numerous shrines along with some older colonial-style annex buildings.
Photos from a visit in 2022
Map
*Important: mapped location may only be approximated to the district level/village only. To visit sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a local guide from the area read more.
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA30585 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Slaketh (V.) | Khmer: វត្តស្លាកេត
- Other Names: Vat Práḥ Theat., Groupe de Ta Tia, Albert Sarraut (Musée), Ankor Thom (V.), ព្រះនារាយណ៍, braḥ nārāyaṇ, preah neareay
- Location: Battambang Province > Krong Battambang > Sangkat Sla Kaet
- Inventaire Khmer IK:
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK:
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 116
- Boulbet-Dagens Inventaire - BD: 66
- Inscription Number/s:
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, BD, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, Temples, Wat
Historical Inventories of Slaketh (V.)
- 1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 149 (Site Name: Aspect général Region: Treang)
- 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 125 (IK #: Site Name: Groupe de Ta Tia Region: Srok Siemreap, Khet Siemreap)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Phu-hiru )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 116 Site: Vat Práḥ Theat. - Sculptures and inscription. Region: Kandal Stung
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. (Site Name: Albert Sarraut (Musée))
- 1973, Boulbert, Dagens, Les sites archéologiques de la région du Bhnaṃ Gūlen (Phnom Kulen), p. 34 16 (BD #: 66 Site Name: braḥ nārāyaṇ / preah neareay / ព្រះនារាយណ៍)
- 1939, Parmentier, L'art khmèr classique, pg. 1, 2, et n. 1, 15, 18, 109, 112, 114, 193, 203, 206, 225 n. 1, 240, 241 n. 1, 249, 272, 336 (Site Name: Ankor Thom (V.))
