Sambor Prei Kuk - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Sambor Prei Kuk - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Sambor Prei Kuk (Isanapura) (, ) is an archaeological site in Cambodia located in Kampong Thom Province, north of Kampong Thom, the provincial capital, east of Angkor and north of Phnom Penh. The now ruined complex dates back to the Pre-Angkorian Chenla Kingdom (late 6th to 9th century), established by king Isanavarman I as central royal sanctuary and capital, known then as "Isanapura" (, ).Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., In 2017, Sambor Prei Kuk was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia
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