Kampong Thom Province

A map of attractions and ancient temples sites in Kampong Thom Province Cambodia. Kampong Thom is home to the UNESCO World Heritage listed Sambor Prei Kuk group of temples and several other significant ancient sites including Prasat Andet, Prasat Svay Ier, Kok Nokor Temple, Phnom Santuk and many more.

Wat Tnaot Chum

Located on the bank of the Chinit river (Stoeng Chinit), the site is not only quite beautiful for its riverside setting but also for its stupa, an ancient relic, and a library built by the French in 1933. Nearby are the ancient temple sites of Tnaot Chum Khang Cheung Temple and Tnaot Chum Khang Lech … Read more

Kuk Nokor Temple

Also recorded as Prasat Kuha Nokor and located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery, Prasat Kuk Nokor features a laterite temple with “library” building, outer enclosure wall, entry gopura, and basins. Outer gopura Library Central shrine Sema and other remnants

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

Tnaot Chum Khang Lech Temple

Also recorded as Thnot Chum, West Tnaot Choum Temple, and just Prasat Tnaot Chum. It is a large tall square brick temple that opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe and false doors set in the brickwork on its other sides. The ancient temple is in surprisingly good condition, rising up with four false … Read more

Tnaot Chum Khang Cheung Temple

Also recorded as Prasat Kambot/Kombot and Ta Hem. This fascinating small temple hidden away in the back blocks of a farming area features impressive carvings of a standing Buddha on its north, west, and south walls. The towering relief carvings are quite decayed but still clear in their outline. The carvings break a double cornice … 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

Phum Prasat Temple (Kampong Thom)

Also recorded as Prasat Phoum and Prasat Pagoda (on Google Maps), it is a tall rectangular brick temple of the 8th century located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery. The ancient temple was restored in 2007 and still preserves much of the beautiful artwork of that time which is attributed to “Kampong Preah style” … 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

Veal Kuk Klong Temple

Large mound with partially standing and remnants of a brick temple group Inscription

Yeay Poan Temple (Sambor Prei Kuk S)

Prasat Yeay Poan or Yeai Poeun, also recorded as S Group, is an enclosed complex of temples and one of the three main temple groups alongside Prasat Tao (C Group) and Prasat Sambor (N Group) at Sambor Prei Kuk. Inscriptions reveal that the temple group was built during the reign of King Isanavarman I (616-637 … Read more

Srae Prasat

Located km north of Sandan village in Kampong Thom, Srae Prasat is what remains of a brick temple that may date back to the 6th or 7th century. It is the sole surviving temple in the area and also featured a basin to the east. The tower opens to the east with a sandstone door … Read more

Tamon Temple (Sambor Prei Kuk)

Located east of the main temple cluster of Sambor Prei Kuk, it’s also recorded as Prasat Russey Roliek. It’s a large rectangular brick temple opening to the east featuring an antechamber preceding the central chamber, only a handful of sites in Sambor Prei Kuk feature such. It also features stunning reliefs on its sidewalls depicting … 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 Ponlea Chey

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

Kok Troung (Sambor Prei Kuk W)

Also recorded as Prasat Kruok Troung (Tower W) is the southernmost temple of the Sambor Prei Kuk group. It is a rectangular brick temple, opening to the east, with false doors around its other sides that are flanked by “flying palace” reliefs. Also flanking the false doors, which received steps regardless, are decorative round columns … Read more

Srei Krup Leak Temple (Sambor Prei Kuk)

Located northwest of the central cluster of temples of Sambor Prei Kuk, Prasat Srei Krup Leak consists of the remains of seven structures/shrines that, along with the nearby Prasat Robang Romeas, pre-date other temples in the area and are described as being at the transition of the earlier Chenla era to Sambor Prei Kuk architectural … Read more

Wat Trach

Monastery where a lintel from a brick temple was found

Wat Chakto Lok

Also recorded as Chaktoluk Pagoda. It’s recorded as housing an ancient pedestal and bollard which I did not notice on the last visit nor was the pagoda open at the time.