Ruessei Kaev District

*Important: Some archaeological sites are approximated to the district level only. For sites outside the cleared tourist areas, you should seek a guide from the local area. Read more

Wat Prachum Sakor

A contemporary monastery and pagoda on the eastern side of Phnom Penh in Chrouy Changva.

Wat Chas

Also known as Wat Pothiyaram, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda on the eastern side of Phnom Penh in Chrouy Changva.

Wat Sovan Botum 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northern side of Phnom Penh featuring several monumental Buddha statues.

Wat Chambak Meas 

Contemporary monastery featuring a charismatic old wooden pagoda. The site is located around 20km north of central Phnom Penh on the bank of the Mekong River. Across the road is Wat Sovan Botum which features several monumental Buddha statues. Update 08/22: The old pagoda, bar the Buddha, has been pulled down.

Wat Vearin 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda also known as Wat Prek Leap, located by the Mekong River just north of central Phnom Penh.

Wat Pothi Pruk 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the Mekong river. Located between the pagoda and the river, surrounded by funerary stupa, the original pagoda can still be seen. The old pagoda is very charismatic featuring ornate wooden pediments on the roof and embossed pediment design above the doors. Beautiful sema stones can also … Read more

Wat Botum Kong

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the river with views of Phnom Penh. The pagoda has some embossed murals of Buddhist narratives and near the river there is an old stupa that has become intertwined with the roots of a tree.

Wat Toek Thla

Also recorded as Tuek Thla Pagoda, it is a contemporary monastery with a grand pagoda, grand stupa, and an earlier characterful building that dates to the late 1920s.

Wat Khmuonh

Monastery where there is a pedestal, a sema, and fragments of sandstone and the sema from different eras.

Wat Kean Khleang

Also known as the Golden Temple and Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda, it is located by the river some 15km north from central Phnom Penh. The large grounds feature a large pagoda, often called the Golden Temple for its lavish use of gold paint, the original pagoda which at a guess must be getting on … Read more