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Phnom Chisor
Location in Cambodia
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| Proper name: | Phnom Chisor |
| Location | |
| Country: | Cambodia |
| Province: | Takeo |
| District: | Samraŏng |
| Elevation: | 133 m (436 ft) |
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| Primary deity: | Shiva and Vishnu |
| Architectural styles: | Baphuon style of Khmer architecture |
| Number of temples: | Two |
| History | |
| Date built: (Current structure) |
11th century |
| Creator: | King Suryavarman I (1010-1050 AD) |
Phnom Chisor (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំជីសូរ) is a 133 m high hill in Sla village, Rovieng commune, Samraŏng District, Takéo Province, Cambodia. It rises about 42 km south of Phnom Penh.
There is is an ancient Khmer temple located on top of the hill. The temple was built in the 11th century of laterite and bricks with carved sandstone lintels [1] by the Khmer Empire king Suryavarman I, who practiced Brahmanism. It was dedicated to the Hindu divinities Shiva and Vishnu. The original name of the temple was Sri Suryaparvata , "The mountain of Surya".
At the foot of the hill below the stairs there is a building known as Son Reveang that is now used as a Buddhist place of worship, beyond which there is Tonle Om, the baray of the temple.[2]
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