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Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom, alternatively Nokor Thom, located in present-day , was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site and Hindu empire in Cambodia
  • Also known as: “Ângkôr Thum” and “Nokor Thom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baphuon temple and Phimeanakas.

Hindu temple
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Baphuon is a temple at , . It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the . Also called "golden mountain", the Baphuon is built on an artificial hill. is situated 410 metres northwest of Angkor Thom.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Vimeanakas at , , is a Hindu temple in the style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman, then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. is situated 580 metres northwest of Angkor Thom.

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a series of twelve towers spanning north to south lining the eastern side of a royal square in Angkor Thom, near the town of , . is situated 550 metres north of Angkor Thom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siem Reap.

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The town of , in northern , is the primary access point for the , just north of the city. It is quite laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples.

Angkor Thom

Latitude
13.44126° or 13° 26′ 29″ north
Longitude
103.85899° or 103° 51′ 32″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
7P55CVR5+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1221842998
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
1831949
Wiki­data ID
Q223665
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Angkor Thom” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Angkor Thom”
  • Angika: “अंगकोर थोम”
  • Arabic: “أنغكور ثوم”
  • Armenian: “Անգոր Տհոմ”
  • Assamese: “এংকৰ থম”
  • Basque: “Angkor Thom”
  • Bavarian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Belarusian: “Ангкор-Тхом”
  • Bengali: “আঙ্কর থম”
  • Bengali: “নকর থম”
  • Catalan: “Angkor Thom”
  • Catalan: “Angkor Tom”
  • Chinese: “Angkor Thom”
  • Chinese: “吳哥城”
  • Chinese: “吴哥城”
  • Chinese: “大吳哥”
  • Chinese: “大吴哥”
  • Chinese: “通王城”
  • Croatian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Czech: “Angkor Thom”
  • Danish: “Angkor Thom”
  • Dutch: “Angkor Thom”
  • Finnish: “Angkor Thom”
  • French: “Angkor Thom”
  • Galician: “Angkor Thom”
  • Georgian: “ანგკორ-თომი”
  • German: “Angkor Thom”
  • Hebrew: “אנגקור תום”
  • Hindi: “अंकोर थोम”
  • Hindi: “अङ्होर थोम्”
  • Hungarian: “Angkorthom”
  • Indonesian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Italian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Japanese: “アンコール・トム”
  • Japanese: “アンコールトム”
  • Japanese: “象のテラス”
  • Kannada: “ಅಂಕೊರ್ ಥೊಮ್”
  • Kannada: “ಆಂಗ್ಕೋರ್ ಥೊಮ್”
  • Khmer: “Prasat Angkor Thum”
  • Khmer: “ក្រុង អង្គរ ធំ”
  • Khmer: “ក្រុង អង្គរធំ”
  • Khmer: “ក្រុងអង្គរធំ”
  • Khmer: “អង្គរធំ”
  • Korean: “앙코르 톰”
  • Korean: “앙코르톰”
  • Lithuanian: “Ankor Thomas”
  • Lithuanian: “Ankor Tomas”
  • Malay: “Angkor Thom”
  • Malayalam: “Angkor Thom”
  • Malayalam: “അങ്കോർതോം”
  • Marathi: “अंगकोर थोम”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Angkor Thom”
  • Mingrelian: “ანგკორ-თომი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Angkor Thom”
  • Norwegian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Persian: “انگکور تام”
  • Polish: “Angkor Thom”
  • Portuguese: “Angkor Thom”
  • Russian: “Ангкор Том”
  • Russian: “Ангкор Тхом”
  • Russian: “Ангкор-Том”
  • Russian: “Ангкор-Тхом”
  • Sanskrit: “अनेकार्थ तोम्”
  • Serbian: “Ангкор Том”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Slovenian: “Angkor Thom”
  • Spanish: “Angkor Thom”
  • Swedish: “Angkor Thom”
  • Tamil: “அங்கோர் தோம் நகரம்”
  • Tamil: “அங்கோர் தோம்”
  • Tatar: “Ангкор Тхом”
  • Thai: “นครธม”
  • Thai: “เมืองนครธม”
  • Turkish: “Angkor Thom”
  • Ukrainian: “Ангкор-Тхом”
  • Vietnamese: “Angkor Thom”

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