Bat Chum
Bat Chum is a Buddhist temple built by Kavindrarimathana, a learned Buddhist minister of Khmer king Rajendravarman, at the middle of the 10th century. It is about 400 meters south of Srah Srang, at Angkor, Cambodia.Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prasat Kravan and Pre Rup.
Prasat Kravan
Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prasat Kravan is a small 10th-century temple consisting of five reddish brick towers on a common terrace, at Angkor, Cambodia, south of the artificial lake called Srah Srang. Prasat Kravan is situated 1 km southwest of Bat Chum.
Pre Rup
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pre Rup is a Hindu temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or early 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction. Pre Rup is situated 2 km northeast of Bat Chum.
Ta Keo
Photo: Liftold, Public domain.
Ta Keo is a temple-mountain in Angkor, possibly the first to be built entirely of sandstone by the Khmer Empire. Ta Keo is situated 3½ km northwest of Bat Chum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siem Reap.
Siem Reap
Photo: N 3 14 15 92 65, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The town of Siem Reap, in northern Cambodia, is the primary access point for the Angkor Archaeological Park, just north of the city. It is quite laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples.
Bat Chum
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: hindu temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Categories: archaeological site, geographical feature, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Nokor Thum, Krong Siem Reab, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.4249° or 13° 25′ 30″ northLongitude
103.90778° or 103° 54′ 28″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
7P55CWF5+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 227985269OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11559416Wikidata ID
Q2887754
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