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Preah Vihear Temple

Cultural World Heritage property in Cambodia, inscribed in 2008 under criterion (i).

Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodia
Photo: PsamatheM · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Cambodia
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
i
Area of property
155 ha
Location
Preah Vihear Province
What it is
Khmer temple, archaeological site
Founded or built
893
Reference
WHC 1224 · Wikidata Q45949

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Koh Ker, Cambodia73 kmKoh KerCambodia · 2023CulturalChampasak cultural landscape, Laos130 kmChampasak cultural landscapeLaos · 2001CulturalAngkor, Cambodia138 kmAngkorCambodia · 1992CulturalSambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia174 kmSambor Prei KukCambodia · 2017CulturalDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, Thailand283 kmDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexThailand · 2005NaturalCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection, Cambodia317 kmCambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionCambodia · 2025Cultural
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