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Koh Ker

Cultural World Heritage property in Cambodia, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Koh Ker, Cambodia
Photo: Du Hangst from Osimo, Italia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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 SiteChitwan National ParkCitadel 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 VillagesKathmandu ValleyKaziranga National ParkKhangchendzonga National ParkKinabalu ParkKoh KerKonark Sun TempleLuang PrabangLumbiniMahabodhi TempleMaidamManas National ParkMosque City of BagerhatMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryMỹ 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 MahathatWuyi Mountains13.750° N, 104.547° E
State Party
Cambodia
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
iiiv
Location
Preah Vihear Province
What it is
archaeological site, geographical feature
Reference
WHC 1667 · Wikidata Q1778458

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(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.

Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodia73 kmPreah Vihear TempleCambodia · 2008CulturalAngkor, Cambodia82 kmAngkorCambodia · 1992CulturalSambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia112 kmSambor Prei KukCambodia · 2017CulturalChampasak cultural landscape, Laos181 kmChampasak cultural landscapeLaos · 2001CulturalCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection, Cambodia248 kmCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionCambodia · 2025CulturalDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, Thailand277 kmDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailand · 2005Natural
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