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Angkor

Cultural World Heritage property in Cambodia, inscribed in 1992 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Angkor, Cambodia
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AngkorArchaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyAyutthaya Historical ParkBaganBan ChiangBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionChampasak cultural landscapeChengjiang Fossil SiteCitadel of the Hồ DynastyCultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’erDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexForest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park SelangorFujian Tulou sitesGulangyuGunung Mulu National ParkHa Long BayHistoric Centre of MacaoHistoric Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsHội AnHonghe Hani Rice TerracesImperial Citadel of Thang LongKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexKaiping Diaolou and VillagesKaziranga National ParkKinabalu ParkKoh KerKonark Sun TempleLuang PrabangMahabodhi TempleMaidamManas National ParkMosque City of BagerhatMỹ SơnNalanda MahaviharaNiah National ParkOld Town of LijiangPhong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodPlain of JarsPreah Vihear TemplePuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPyu Ancient CitiesQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan ChinaRice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasRock Paintings of Hua MountainSambor Prei KukSantiniketanSarnathSi Thep historical parkSingapore Botanic GardensSomapura MahaviharaSouth China KarstSundarbans National ParkSundarbans Reserved ForestThe Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and LandscapeThungyai Naresuan Wildlife SanctuaryTràng AnTubbataha ReefViganWat Phra Mahathat13.441° N, 103.859° E
State Party
Cambodia
Year of inscription
1992
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
40,100 ha
Location
Siem Reap Province
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Visitors a year
955,000 (2025) · ranking
Reference
WHC 668 · Wikidata Q2397751

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Koh Ker, Cambodia82 kmKoh KerCambodia · 2023CulturalPreah Vihear Temple, Cambodia138 kmPreah Vihear TempleCambodia · 2008CulturalSambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia143 kmSambor Prei KukCambodia · 2017CulturalDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, Thailand219 kmDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailand · 2005NaturalCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection, Cambodia240 kmCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionCambodia · 2025CulturalChampasak cultural landscape, Laos260 kmChampasak cultural landscapeLaos · 2001Cultural
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