Prasat Bakong

'Prasat Bakong District' Bakong District is a district located in Siem Reap Province, in north-west . According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 54,129.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 54,100 residents
  • Description: district of Cambodia
  • Also known as: “Prasat Bakong District” and “Srok Prasat Bakong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bakong and Prei Monti Temple.

Photo: Culexx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the earliest sandstone temple mountain constructed under the Khmer Empire located at , near present-day in . Built in the late ninth century CE, it served as the official state temple of king Indravarman I within the capital city of Hariharalaya, today known as .

Prasat Prei Monti is an early Angkorian site in the group of monuments near , . Archaeological evidence identifies it as the royal palace precinct of Hariharālaya, the first Angkorian capital under King Indravarman I.

Prasat Bakong

Latitude
13.3421° or 13° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
103.9978° or 103° 59′ 52″ east
Population
54,100
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7P558XRX+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3895998698
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8403891
Wiki­data ID
Q4929377
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Prasat Bakong” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
  • French: “Praasaat Baakɔɔng”
  • Italian: “distretto di Prasat Bakong”
  • Japanese: “プラサットバコン郡”
  • Khmer: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទបាគង”
  • Khmer: “ស្រុក ប្រាសាទបាគង”
  • Khmer: “ស្រុកបាគង”
  • Khmer: “ស្រុកប្រាសាទបាគង”
  • Korean: “프라삿 바콩”
  • Spanish: “Prasat Bakong”
  • Swedish: “Srŏk Prasat Bakong”
  • Urdu: “پراست باکونگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Prasat Bakong”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roluos Pagoda and Hariharalaya: Yoga & Meditation Retreat Centre.

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