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.
Prasat Banteay Chhmar is one of Cambodia’s major ancient temple complexes featuring a massive temple complex covering almost 1sq km enclosed by a massive outer moat and further surrounded by eight satellite temples along with a grand baray (1700 m x 700 m) on its eastern side. For the satellite temples see Pr. Ta Im, … Read more
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
Also recorded as Prasat Banteay Torp, the temple is perhaps one of the least talked about of the large ancient sites in Cambodia but certainly one packed with curiosity. The site covers a large area with the very outer perimeter of the site defined by a levee measuring 2 km a side, no substantial archeological … Read more
Partially standing remains of a small square brick temple that was surrounded by a moat. A new pagoda is being constructed on the site (late 2021) replacing an earlier contemporary pagoda. Sandstone pieces of the site can be seen gathered at one side of the brick temple and near the funerary stupas on the southern … 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 travelers.
Located atop the small mountain, Phnom Kambor, and reached by an easy flight of stairs are the remains of Prasat Kambor. The ancient site consisted of a group of three small square brick temples. Only the northernmost tower remains partially standing with only the base of the other two structures seen through the overgrowth (at … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Thma Puok the site is located centrally in the village of Thma Puok and makes for a popular park. The ancient site is surrounded by a large moat with entrances on the east and west. The single brick temple is no longer standing but it curiously featured a very high, almost … Read more
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
Originally a group of three brick temples, partially standing today is the central tower. The site was built upon a small rise that is surrounded by a moat and it’s recorded that there is a related basin in the northeast. The remaining tower is only standing on two sides and opens to the east with … Read more
A small square brick temple that opens to the north with a false door on its southern side. Inside the temple is a small shelter housing some remains and offerings and remains of a pedestal.
Prasat Kuk features an outer laterite enclosure wall with a central temple (in ruin), a library building in the southeast corner, and remains of a large entrance gopura on the eastern side. The central temple, constructed of laterite with sandstone doorframes, is almost completely in ruin and difficult to determine its original form. What remains … Read more
Remains of two unusually large brick temples, in terms of width anyway as they have mostly fallen with only the very lower portion of the temple remaining standing. They both appear to open to the east although no remains of a sandstone doorframe are seen. Fronting the site is a small collapsed shelter under which … Read more
The island at the center of the large baray featuring the remains of a sandstone cruciform temple with some decorative elements preserved including carvings of deity and ascetics. The site is mostly ruinous but also featured two library buildings, a laterite enclosure wall, a moat, and then an earthen embankment where it meets the waters … Read more
Also known as Pheas Temple, it features the remains of three sandstone temples located on the present-day monastery site, Wat Pheas. The temples were built upon a rise provided by a common terrace aligned north-south with the three temples opening to the east. Of the three only two walls of the central tower are partially … Read more
Also recorded Phnom Kaun Khleng Temple, it’s the remains of a group of four ancient brick temples surrounded by an outer laterite enclosure wall with entrance gopura. The four temples are aligned on a north-south axis and open to the east. The northmost tower has part of one wall partially standing, only the basement remains … Read more
Located north of the town of Sisophon atop the small mountain of the same name, Prasat Phnom Korngva features an ancient temple/cave, contemporary monastery, and beautiful natural rock formations.
Located about 6.5km west of Kralanh and just south of the NR6, atop a small mountain, there are two shrines, one retaining fragments of an ancient temple recorded under the same name as the mountain, Phnom Lieb. Interestingly, one of the colonette fragments appears to be from around the 8th century while another appears to … Read more
Phnom Preah Netr Preah Temple is located atop the small mountain of the same name in the village of the same name features the remains of an ancient temple and rock carvings along with a contemporary monastery and pagoda. The ancient temple site is located on the southern side of the contemporary pagoda where a … Read more
An ancient moated city, now the capital of Phnom Srok district. The outer moat surrounding the city is a little more than 1 km wide and just under 1km tall now enclosing contemporary Khmer life inc. residences, businesses, and schools etc.. There are few ancient remains to be seen bar the Preah Srok site, the … Read more
Cave where different archaeological remains were found inc. pedestals, representations of Ganesha, and a recorded inscription entry, K 1049 (Report: Cisark). The mountain itself is heavily mined on its other sides (05/02/22) to the point it has completely gone while the cave site appears to be protected although seemingly unkept at the time which is … Read more
A small temple site consisting of what once was a group of three small brick towers fronted by two laterite/sandstone libraries. Today the brick structures have completely collapsed and only some standing remnants of sandstone false doors and door frames remain standing. The two library or satellite buildings are standing (just) with the one on … Read more
Remains of a cruciform sandstone temple with laterite library building, a laterite outer enclosure wall with entrance pavilion on the east, surrounded by a moat with access also from the east. The tall sandstone tower features four massive smiling faces on its upper register and the base structure has a cruciform layout open to the … Read more
Remains of a cruciform sandstone temple, with library building, outer laterite wall, moat, and another outer enclosure wall. There’s also a small basin. The site is almost completely in ruin bar parts of the outer laterite wall, and some walls of the central temple and eastern entrance pavilion.
A single sandstone temple, library building, and outer enclosure wall with entrances on the east (main) and west (lesser). The superstructure of the temple is only partially standing on all but its eastern side which presents the carving of a massive smiling face. The base of the temple appears to be cruciform shape as per … Read more
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.
Partially standing remains of a cruciform-shaped sandstone temple that featured a “library” building and outer enclosure wall.
Remains of a sandstone cruciform temple, with library building, and laterite outer enclosure wall with entrance pavilions on the east and west. Of all Banteay Chhmar’s satellite temples this is perhaps the most ruinous with only one lower section of the wall with a doorway remaining upright along with the doorframe of the entrance pavilion.
Located inside the school grounds, Prasat Preah Srok, also noted as Yeay Chhab Temple, sits on an earthen rise and only the base of the brick temple along with a sandstone doorframe can be seen. Scattered around the site are numerous sandstone [pieces.
Also recorded as Prasat Roluos. Remains of a brick temple that featured a library, outer wall, and moat. It featured an inscription recorded under K 219 that came from a doorframe noted by Georges Coedes to contain 26 lines of Khmer text and being the only recording at that time of King Udayadityavarman II. Dated … Read more
According to French notes, originally a group of three brick towers and two library buildings were surrounded by an outer enclosure wall with an entrance gopura on the east and a false entrance on the west. At the site today, the moat still fills during the rainy season and during the dry season revealing further … Read more