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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 Baray

Monastery built on the site of an ancient temple. Several remnants are collected on the western side of the pagoda including an ornate pediment fragment, chaitya/bollard, a very decayed lintel and other pieces. The pediment fragment is the most artistically intersting, featuring a depiction of Brahma (sadly beheaded) flanked by two “angels”. The contemporary pagoda … Read more

Phnom Santuk

Phnom Santuk is a large area featuring a monastery with old and new pagodas and a large array of Buddhist carvings depicting the Buddha in the many ritual positions. It has a heritage in the 15th century and perhaps earlier, as a sacred mountain which it remains to this day. The bas-reliefs are numerous and … Read more

Phnom Barieng Temple

Located atop a hill about 15km to the northwest of Prasat Sambour Prei Kuk, Prasat Phnom Barieng features the remnants of very ancient brick temple group. A staircase on the northern side and road on the eastern side provide access up the hill where the remains of the temple are seen including two partially standing … Read more

Wat Mohar

Also recorded as Brasat Mohr Pagoda, a contemporary monastery featuring the remains of a gopura and causeway on the east side of its pagoda, with the pagoda itself built upon a base of laterite likely belonging to the ancient site. Inside the pagoda, monks care for a range of ancient decorated bollards. Remnants of an … Read more

Wat Kampong Thom

Also known as Wat Indry Samvorak or Entri Sam Voreak Pagoda, it houses a collection of remains from an ancient site/s. The monastery is quite large and well established, apparently dating to the 17th century by some reports. On the monastery grounds, a special area has been created to present some of the ancient remains, … Read more

Wat Boeng (Balang)

Location of a contemporary monastery and pagoda that is also the location of an ancient site known as Prasat Samroang Preah Theat or Tuol Balang. The site features a new pagoda and an older wooden vihara/pagoda. The olden wooden vihara is perhaps not as old as it looks, but its foundations may well date to … Read more

Wat Sovanakar

A well-kept contemporary monastery, also known as Sovannkha Sattharam Pagoda, features several stupas and colorful gigantic sculptures. It’s also recorded as housing remnants from the nearby ancient ruins of Preah Srok.

Wat Rang

A mound that is believed to have been an ancient site.

Wat Char Leu

Also known as Prasat Char Leu temple, it is located on the monastery grounds of Wat Leu and was a small temple site that still has one standing red sandstone tower. The tower was never completed having received very little final decorative carving bar that can be seen on a pediment above the eastern door … Read more

Wat Ek Phnom – Battambang

Wat Ek Phnom, or Ek Phnom Pagoda, is located 8 km north of Battambang city featuring the remains of an 11th-century ancient temple fronted by a contemporary pagoda that also features a giant Buddha statue. The ancient temple, part in ruin, is a square sandstone shrine with a “library” building enclosed by an outer wall … Read more

Wat Phnom Sampov

Phnom Sampov, or Phnom Sampeau, is one of the popular attractions in Battambang renowned for nightly nature show as hoards of bats exit the mountains cave at dusk every night. You can enjoy the bat show, and also go up and explore the mountain itself. At the base of the mountain is a contemporary pagoda, … Read more

Wat Don Tri

Remains of an ancient brick temple site. Location approximate.

Wat Pheakanes

Contemporary monastery that houses/housed remains from the nearby ancient site Tnaot Chas (700 m to the northeast), now also occupied by a contemporary pagoda.

Wat Ponlea Chey

Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants of an ancient temple including sandstone pedestals and fragments of sema stones.

Wat Cheung Aek

A contemporary monastery and pagoda that was once an ancient site. A collection of ancient temple remains are gathered beside the pagoda including several moonstones (doorsteps), an almost complete lintel (but could not see a central idol figure), pedestals, and sema stones of a later era. An inscribed stele is recorded as being found here … Read more

Wat Preah Theat (Phnom Penh)

A contemporary monastery and pagoda, and also an ancient site located about 20km south of central Phnom Penh in Sangkat Roluos. The monastery (or Wat) features two beautiful pagodas while the southmost pagoda is built atop where the ancient site once existed and apparently features a bell-type stupa inside (it was locked on the most … Read more

Wat Trach Tong

Monastery with a basin in the east, where you can see some laterite block remnants of an ancient site. (Cisark)

Wat Trach

Monastery where a lintel from a brick temple was found

Wat Kaoh (Angkor Borei)

Also recorded as Vat Koh, it’s a contemporary pagoda surrounded by the remaining section of a moat making for quite a sight.

Wat Kamphaeng

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west side of Battambang city.

Wat Preah Bat Buon Than

Contemporary monastery housing a carved rock depicting Vishnu. Near the monastery are a collection of older sema stones and sandstone remnants. On the north side of the contemporary pagoda, there are several huts, monks’ quarters, the pagoda that preceded the one in use today, and a hall surrounded by a fence, inside this is the … Read more