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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 Phsar Dek

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 1.7km to the northeast of Phnom Oudong.

Wat Arey Kasap 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the southeastern foothill of Phnom Oudong.

Wat Preah Vihear Leu 

Located at the southern foothill of Phnom Oudong, the monastery features a pagoda with a grand staircase leading to the road that circles the area. The site featured a small neak ta shelter containing a collection of ancient sandstone remnants.

Cambodia Buddhist Vipassana Center

Located at the western foothill of Phnom Oudong, the monastery occupies large grounds featuring a grand pagoda, chedi, and grand Buddha statue along with a library, monks’ quarters, and numerous halls, all set among the landscaped grounds. It’s a clean, vibrant yet peaceful place to just wander and admire an active Buddhist monastery along with … Read more

Wat Dangtong 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River near Longvek. It has been redeveloped in recent times while at the corner of the pagoda, fragments of a sandstone votive stupa can be seen that may date to the Longvek-Oudong era of the 17th-19th centuries.

Wat Peam Chumnik

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River near Longvek. It features an older-style pagoda featuring a wooden roof that is preceded on its east side by a larger contemporary pagoda.

Wat Pram Bei Chhom

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River near Longvek.

Wat Chaktotis

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain. It retains some sandstone remnants from an older site including a fragment of a large votive stupa/chedi on the southwestern side of the pagoda that may date to the Longvek-Oudong era of the 17th-19th centuries.

Wat Padimakorn

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain. It retains some sandstone remnants from an older site including a leaf-style sema and pedestal of a votive stupa. On the western side of the pagoda is an older bell-style chedi/stupa.

Wat Prok Kdar

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located north of Oudong Mountain in Kandal Province.

Wat Kang Meas (Kampong Thom)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the east bank of the Stoeung Chinit River in Kampong Thom. The area was marked as “147”, on Henri Parmentier’s map from 1935.

Wat Sor Sophon (Kampong Thom)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the east bank of the Stoeung Chinit River in Kampong Thom. It features a beautiful gate that faces the river and a fragment of an old votive stupa perhaps indicating there was a pagoda that preceded the one we see today.

Wat Pnov (Kampong Thom)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Stoeng Chinit river in Pnov Commune, Kampong Thom. It features some laterite blocks that may be from the ancient temple that once existed in the village, Prasat Pei, along with relics of an older Buddhist Terrace of the late post-Angkorian era (15th-19th c). It … Read more

Wat Banteay Chas

Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remnants of an older brick stupa of the 20th century on its eastern side. It was marked as “146” on Henri Parmentier’s map from 1935.

Wat Chong Doung

A contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of the RN 6 in Baray District, Kampong Thom. The site is interesting for featuring a large collection of sandstone remnants that one assumes are from the pagoda that preceded the one we see today. Those remnants include some pedestal of Buddha statues, sema, sema pedestals, a fragment … Read more

Wat Tnaot

A contemporary monastery and pagoda, also recorded as Wat Purthivong Hathei, located west of the RN 6 in Baray District Kampong Thom. It features a collection of remains from ancient temples in the area.

Wat Boeung Tbong

Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remains from an 8th-century site and some from the post-Angkorian era of the 15th-19th century. The collection is incredibly fascinating, including the lintel that appears to still retain rendering in one of its medallions, if it is, that is something quite incredible. Other remnants include a moonstone, sandstone plinths, … Read more

Wat Kdarmhar  

A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Chhuk Khsach Commune of Baray District, Kampong Thom

Wat Amporvanoram (Srei Santhor)

Located near the east bank of the Mekong River in lower Kampong Cham Province, it’s also recorded as Wat Svay Sach Phnom. It is one of the older pagodas in Cambodia and features some wonderful traditional art and decorative features. The pagoda was recently restored and usually is never open, luck would be with us … Read more

Wat Prek Liv (Kampong Cham)

A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Mekong River in lower Kampong Cham Province. Stored by the sala chan (dining hall) are two ornately carved wooden pediments from an older pagoda or monastery building. Update: after posting on social media we received some feedback from Bhikkhu Chan Kim Heang, who … Read more

Wat Rok Ar (Kampong Cham)

An older pagoda located on the west bank of the Mekong River in lower Kampong Cham Province, also recorded as Wat Rokar. On our last visit, Aug 2023, a new pagoda is under construction. Hopefully, the old pagoda will be preserved as it features some unique art and character, an example of which is the … Read more

Wat Preah Vihear Luong (Oudong)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain in Kandal Province. The site has a heritage in the 19th century and has been restored in recent times. Different styles of sema pedestals seen around the site indicate that the pagoda we see today may have replaced an earlier vihara/pagoda. The site … Read more

Wat Preah Dhomatrai

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain.

Wat Kampong Luong (Kandal)

Located on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River and east of the RN5 in Kampong Luong Village, Kandal, Wat Kampong Luong is a contemporary monastery and pagoda and, an important heritage site. The pagoda features very beautiful murals and decorative features, the site also houses an array of Buddhist statuary, I believe it … Read more

Wat Prang (Oudong)

Located to the northwest of Oudong Mountain and just north of Wat Veang Chas, Wat Prang features a grand stupa/chedi that dates to the era of King Ang Duong who reigned for two periods between 1848 and 1860. It was restored in 1905 by King Sisowath (reign 1904-1927) with relics also reportedly deposited at that … Read more

Wat Veang Chas

The old Royal Palace during the time of King Ang Duong who reigned for two periods between 1848-1860. The old vihara (pagoda) was rebuilt in the late 1990s with support from PM Hun Sen along with additional recent refurbishments. The grounds are quite large, quite pleasant, and surrounded by a vast expanse of water on … Read more