Ak Yum
Ak Yum is an ancient temple in the Angkor region of Cambodia. Helen Jessup dates the temple to the 8th century, and states it is the oldest known example of "temple mountain" in Southeast Asia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DerFussi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Baray.
West Baray
Reservoir
Photo: Gcmarino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West Baray or Baray Teuk Thla is a baray, or reservoir, at Angkor, Cambodia, oriented east–west and located just west of the walled city Angkor Thom. West Baray is situated 3 km east of Ak Yum.
Ak Yum
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Cambodia
- Categories: geographical feature, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tuek Vil, Krong Siem Reab, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Ak Yum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亚扬寺”
- Dutch: “Ak Yum”
- French: “Ak Yum”
- German: “Ak Yum”
- German: “Prasat Ak Yum”
- German: “Schlafender Vogel”
- Indonesian: “Prasat Ak Yum”
- Italian: “Ak Yum”
- Japanese: “アック・ヨム”
- Khmer: “Prasat Ak Yum”
- Khmer: “ប្រាសាទអកយំ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Prasat Ak Yum”
- Norwegian: “Prasat Ak Yum”
- Russian: “Ак Йом”
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