Baksei Chamkrong

Baksei Chamkrong is a small located in the complex. It is dedicated to Shiva and used to hold a golden image of him. The temple can be seen on the left side when entering at the southern gate.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: temple
  • Also known as: “Prasat Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Address: 13.42536, 103.85838, Kok Chan, Kok Chak, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap province

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Angkor Archaeological Park and Angkor Wat.

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, near in northern , is one of the most important archaeological sites in . It's also known for celebrating the engineering of the world's first hydraulic city and was the largest pre-industrial city on Earth, covering roughly 3,000 square kilometers.

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is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex, originally built as a Vaishnava Hindu temple, in , Cambodia. It is the largest religious complex in the world. is situated 1½ km southeast of Baksei Chamkrong.

Photo: Helt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the form of a temple mountain at , in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Originally a dedicated to Shiva, it was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman. is situated 280 metres southwest of Baksei Chamkrong.

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.

Baksei Chamkrong

Latitude
13.42523° or 13° 25′ 31″ north
Longitude
103.85827° or 103° 51′ 30″ east
Width
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
7P55CVG5+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194604371
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q789081
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Baksei Chamkrong” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Bengali: “প্রসাত বকসেই চমকরং”
  • Catalan: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Chinese: “巴色占空寺”
  • Croatian: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Dutch: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Dutch: “Prasat Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد باكسى شامكرونج”
  • French: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • German: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Hungarian: “Bakszejcsamkrong”
  • Indonesian: “Baksei chamkrong”
  • Indonesian: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Italian: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Japanese: “バクセイ・チャムクロン”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទបក្សីចាំក្រុង”
  • Korean: “박세이 참크롱”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Norwegian: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Portuguese: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Russian: “Баксей Тьямгкронг”
  • Russian: “Баксэй-Тямкронг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Spanish: “Baksei Chamkrong”
  • Tatar: “Баксей Чамкронг”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทปักษีจำกรง”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทปักษีจำกรุง”
  • Thai: “ปักษีจำกรง”
  • Vietnamese: “Baksei Chamkrong”

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