Banteay Meanchey Province is located in the north-west of the country bordering with Thailand. The capital city of the province is Sisophon while the most visited city in the province is Poipet due only to being the location of main land border crossing into Thailand.
Popular attractions in the province include Banteay Chhmar Temple, Ang Tropeang Thmor, Banteay Neang, Banteay Torp, Kang Va Basin, La Ang Phnom Touch, Phnom Bak, Phnom Chuncheang, Phnom Svay, and Ang Tra Peang Thmor.
Located about 7km west of Kralanh and 3km south of the NR6, atop a small mountain, sits a beautiful small pagoda. It houses a collection of ancient remnants including a statue pedestal and two linga pedestal, one including a linga. Another shelter contains a small fragment of a crudely carved seated figure. I remember reading … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, also known as Wat Kandal, located at the northern end of Phnom Toch in Mongol Borei District. Also see Wat Phnom Toch which is located at the southern end of the mountain. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022. Up a separate staircase, there is a series of graves and at the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the southern end of Phnom Toch in Mongol Borei District. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022 Continue up to the top of the mountain and there are several lookouts, chedi, and small shrines to wander around.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of Phnom Toch in Mongkol Borei District. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022
Also recorded as Wat Kiri/Wat Phnom Prasat. It’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda that also houses relics of an ancient temple (Prasat Phnom Thom). Directly east is the cave of Phnom Thom Cheung. Photos: Red Dot Tour Feb 2022
A quirky and unusual pagoda located in Ou Prasat Commune of Mongkol Borei District. I dropped by here in Feb 2022 (see Red Dot Tour) although at that time it was still under construction with the seemingly sole monk working tirelessly on the creation of a Walt Disney-style Buddhist pagoda. Dropping by again in August … Read more
Located just south of Mongkolborei market and the Mongkolborei river, Wat Russey Krok (or Wat Ruessei Kroak) is a beautiful pagoda of the Battambang style that originated in the early to mid-1900s.
Also recorded as Wat Loung Si Sovath Ratanaram (Khmer: វត្តហ្លួងស៊ីសុវត្ថិរតនារាម). The pagoda is a little unique with its chambered entrances, although there are a few others. Unfortunately, the pagoda wasn’t open on our last visit. The 25m tall stupa was completed in 2018.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west side of Sisophon.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the west bank of the Serei Sophorn River in Sisophon. The salaa, or auxillary buildings, almost outshine the pagoda featuring classical style of the mid 1900s.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the east bank of the Serei Sophorn River in Sisophon.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located atop the prominent hill of the same name, Phnom Svay, and looks over the entire city of Sisophon. There is a walking trail that leads from the pagoda entrance heading west and then back east across the top of the small mountain and back to the pagoda. There’s a … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Sisiophon featuring a monumental Angkorian-style entrance gate. It is on the west side of Phnom Svay and there is a trail leading from the back of the pagoda to Wat Phnom Svay and the walking path to the top of the mountain.
Sitting beside the contemporary pagoda, the beautiful old pagoda at Wat Koh features several remnants from an ancient temple including a number of small sandstone pedestals. As mentioned, and just across from the old pagoda is the contemporary pagoda
The provincial Museum of Banteay Meanchey houses a collection of relics and artifacts across the province. It is also an important base for researching and cataloging Khmer ceramics. It features excellent displays and information on the pre-historic sites of Laang Spean, Kok Treas, and Phum Sophy along with a collection of artifacts from the Angkorian … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda with a large stupa shrine, both the pagoda and stupa are somewhat unique and constructed in recent decades.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Phumi Treas of Svay Chek district. Several remnants of an ancient temple are seen in shelters and surrounds.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda on the eastern side of Phnom Srok. Nearby the chedi there is a collection of older sema stones.
Monastery housing ancient remains including bollards, lintel fragments, ornate sema stone, and pedestals while the pagoda basement slab is built on or surrounded by laterite blocks.
Located 1 km to the west-northwest of Wat Kok Romiet, the square brick prasat opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe and around its sides, no false doors but there are emphasized pilasters. It was not tall by appearances, a few meters high and the next level tapering in size although today, it’s in … Read more
Located in Preah Net Preah District of Banteay Meanchey, the recently completed Wat Kchas is a stunning new monastery and pagoda featuring a pagoda with dramatic golden spires in a walled enclosure that is surrounded by large gardens. It’s quite something to behold and will undoubtedly become a major attraction in the area and one … Read more
Located inside the enclosure of Banteay Chhmar Temple are the remains of a “firehouse“, a structure that was typically placed along the ancient Khmer road network as a temple that coincided with a rest area for pilgrims and travellers. It is located on the east side of the temple proper. Its state of decay is … Read more
Fronting the western side of the large baray is a grand terrace that has recently been restored. Topped by lions flanking the entrances, the lower registers meeting the water of the baray feature beautiful carvings of Hamsa and lotus flowers.
Also recorded/signposted as Prasat Chem Trey. Remains of a sandstone cruciform temple with an outer laterite wall, an entrance pavilion on the east, a large moat with what may have been another outer wall. The temple itself is only standing on two sides still featuring the massive carvings of smiling faces on its superstructure.
Monastery housing remains from an ancient site in a shelter including a very beautiful late-era sema stone, several pedestals, a bollard, and sandstone plinth.
