Wat Kesararam
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located in central Siem Reap city. Featuring a stupa storing the remains of victims of the Khmer Rouge.
Wat
A map of Wats and Pagodas in Cambodia including those visited and planning to visit. For the most part, these are pagodas connected with ancient sites and those visited along the journey in between. It’s a relatively small map considering that according to the Ministry of Cults and Religion (via Khmer Times), Cambodia has 5,104 Buddhist pagodas with 70,905 monks!
Wat Chak
Also recorded as Wat Chork/Chawk, a contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of the central area of Siem Reap city. Featuring a lot of sculptures depicting local Buddhist narratives.
Wat Aranh Sakor
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. Dating to the early-mid-19th century, it’s now over 100 years old I believe. It’s one of the older pagodas that used a lot of wood in its construction that’s been well preserved. This can be seen … Read more
Wat Po Banteaychey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River.
Wat Svay
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. The site dates back to the late 19th-early-20th century. The site also features two grand chedi, which I believe house the remains of prior head monks. It might not be noticed at first, but it features … Read more
Wat Bo Pagoda (Siem Reap)
Also known as Wat Raja Bo, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. It’s also one of the older pagodas in the city and highly regarded for preserving murals of Khmer Reamker (Hindu Ramayana Epic). The heritage structures and murals … Read more
Wat Indakosa
Also recorded as Wat Preah An Kau Saa/Wat Preah Indakosa and Wat Enkosa, a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the north of the Siem Reap city center, alongside the Siem Reap River. The pagoda is demarcated by sima pairs that may be from the original foundations of the site in the 16th century while … Read more
Wat Po Langka
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the north of the Siem Reap city center. The site has origins in the 16th century while the pagoda we see today dates to a much later time.
Wat Sampov Pram
Located atop Bokor Mountain, Wat Sampov Pram is a charismatic pagoda with an extraordinary location and part of what was an old French colonial resort area from the 1920s, Bokor Hill Station.
Wat Thom
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that has recently been quite beautifully restored. The full translation of the Khmer site name is Wat Thom Sovan Rainsy Serey Mongkul.
Wat Prasat Svay Prei
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that houses ancient remains including two lintel fragments, spouted pedestal, decorated door column fragment, and sandstone plinths.
Wat Enteak Komar
Also recorded as Vat Eng Khna, Wat Prasat Noren Enkoma, Neak Vihear, and other names. It is a site where stunning ancient temple remains were found in the 1900s and today features a beautiful old wooden vihara that is demarcated with ornate sema stones. To the east is a large basin. Located north of Kampong … Read more
Phnom Kachchot Borey
Also recorded as Mountain Kachongkot Borey and Phnom Borey. Located in Pursat just across the border from Kampong Chhnang Province, it’s a natural scenic site, a cultural site, and according to locals also an ancient site. The site features a lot of contemporary sculptures on its two plateaus including monumental statues of Yaksha guarding the … Read more
Wat Sambo (Batheay Kampong Cham)
Also recorded as Wat Sambor. Contemporary monastery and pagoda where on the north side of the pagoda a shelter contains a pedestal from an ancient site. The pagoda is under restoration as of 06/22 and interestingly is built atop a rise, then a 1/2 m high base which also features an old stupa in one … Read more
Tbong Phnom & Wat Taing Sre
Located near the RN 6 just across the border from Kandal into Kampong Cham is a beautiful looking mountain and village area. Atop the mountain that is also recorded as Phnom Cheung Chhnok, of course, there is a pagoda! You can ride up to the pagoda and enjoy amazing views all the way to Phnom … Read more
Wat Phnom Del (Kampong Cham)
Also recorded as Phnom Del Pagoda, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda set atop a small rise that offers views over the fields and villages below. On the east side of the pagoda, you can see a large rock monolith and remnants from an ancient site including a pedestal featuring an embossed Garuda, a carved … Read more
Wat Chrung Thmor Krapeuha
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring a monumental seated Buddha and reclining Buddha statues. The village here has a brand new road (06/22) that connects to the RN 6 making it easy to visit, the area is mostly farmland and quite pretty during the green growth of the rainy season. The monks and lay people of … Read more
Wat Kompoul Chheukach
Contemporary monastery and pagoda built atop a small hill. The pagoda is quite stunning.
Wat Preah Vihear Thom (Prey Veng)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda built atop an ancient site that was reported as having no standing remains according to French records from the early 1900s.
Wat Vihear Kuk
Contemporary pagoda and monastery located at the foot of Preah Vihear Kuk and the mountain, Phnom Chheu Kach. Opposite the pagoda is Prasat Preah Vihear Chan.
Wat Vong Borey Phnom Touch
Also known as Wat Phnom Doit, it’s a pagoda located atop a small mountain featuring numerous Buddhist sculptures. At the top, there are superb views on offer looking toward the mountain of Phnom Chheu Kach and the village of Ba Phnum. You can access the site from the south or from an eastern entrance, either … Read more
Preah Vihear Kuk
Also recorded as Prasat Preah Pisnukar and Wat Ba Phnom, the contemporary pagoda sits at the northeastern edge of Phnom Chheu Kach offering views out over the small village below. At the time of visiting (06/22) the pagoda and monastery were seemingly abandoned and unkept. There is a trail that leads further along the crest … Read more
Wat Sovan Botum
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northern side of Phnom Penh featuring several monumental Buddha statues.
Wat Chambak Meas
Contemporary monastery featuring a charismatic old wooden pagoda. The site is located around 20km north of central Phnom Penh on the bank of the Mekong River. Across the road is Wat Sovan Botum which features several monumental Buddha statues. Update 08/22: The old pagoda, bar the Buddha, has been pulled down.
Wat Vearin
Contemporary monastery and pagoda also known as Wat Prek Leap, located by the Mekong River just north of central Phnom Penh.