Bakong
Bakong is the earliest sandstone temple mountain constructed under the Khmer Empire located at Angkor, near present-day Siem Reap in Cambodia. 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 Roluos.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- Opening hours: 7:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: Temple mountain of sandstone near Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Latitude
13.33592° or 13° 20′ 9″ north
Longitude
103.9741° or 103° 58′ 27″ east
Open location code
7P558XPF+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = temple
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Bakong” goes by many names.
בקונגHebrew
BakongHungarian
BakongIndonesian
BakongItalian
バコンJapanese
BakongKhmer
ប្រាសាទ បាគងKhmer
바콩Korean
பாக்கொங்Tamil
БаконгTatar
บากองThai
ปราสาทบากงThai
ปราสาทบากองThai
БаконгUkrainian
BakongVietnamese
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