Preah Vihear Province

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Preah Vihear
ព្រះវិហារ
Province
Prasat Preah Vihear
Map of Cambodia highlighting Preah Vihear
Coordinates: 13°47′N 104°58′E / 13.783°N 104.967°E / 13.783; 104.967Coordinates: 13°47′N 104°58′E / 13.783°N 104.967°E / 13.783; 104.967
Country Cambodia
Capital Phnom Tbeng Meanchey
Government
 • Governor H.E OUM Mara (CPP)
Area
 • Total 13,788 km2 (5,324 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 170,852
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+07
Dialing code +855
ISO 3166 code KH-13
Districts 7

Preah Vihear (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ, IPA: [preə̯̆h ʋihiə] "Sacred Sanctuary") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap to the west, Kampong Thom to the south and Stung Treng to the east. Its northern boundary forms part of Cambodia's international border with Thailand and Laos. The capital is Phnom Tbeng Meanchey town.

Description

The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear. The Dângrêk Mountains and the Cambodia/Thailand border are located in the north of Preah Vihear Province.

Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that are part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.[2]

Several Western governments have issued travel warnings to their citizens advising not to travel to this province due to an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. The Government of Canada has advised "Armed forces from both countries are engaged in this ongoing dispute. There have been reports of exchanges of gunfire in the area. Tensions are extremely high and military hostilities could escalate without warning." [3]

Administration

The province is subdivided into 7 districts.

Sites

  • Koh Ker complex: Koh Ker was once the capital city of Khmer Empire
  • Bakan or Preah Khan Kompong Svay complex: 105 kilometres southwest of the provincial town, built under the reign of King Suryavarman I (1002–1050)
  • Noreay Temples: five 7th-century temples made of Sandstone, laterite and brick, 32 kilometres northeast of the town.
  • Phnom Pralean temple: a temple built to worship Brahmanism, on top of a 180 metres hill
  • Neak Buos temple: 75 kilometres north of Tbaeng Meanchey
  • Krapum Chhouk temple: built in the 10th century in laterite and stone, 45 kilometres south of Tbaeng Meanchey
  • Kork Beng temple: a ruined laterite and sandstone temple built between 936 and 951 by a commander named Kork on the order of King Jayavarman IV
  • Wat Peung Preah Ko: a place of worship in beautiful natural surroundings believed to possess strong supernatural powers.
  • Preah Vihear Temple: built in the 12th century, located between Thailand and Cambodia. It was listed as World Heritage Site in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. 3 September 2008. 
  2. ↑ http://www.tsbr-ed.org
  3. ↑ http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=46000

External links

  • Preah-Vihear.com - Preah Vihear Temple and the Thai's Misunderstanding of the World Court Judgment of 15 June 1962
  • Preah Vihear travel guide from Wikivoyage
 Sisaket Province,  Thailand Ubon Ratchathani Province,  Thailand Champasak Province,  Laos
Oddar Meanchey Province
Siem Reap Province		 Stung Treng Province
   Preah Vihear Province  
Kampong Thom Province
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