Phnom Chisor (, ; "Chisor Mountain") is a 133-metres high mountain in Dok Por village, Rovieng commune, Samraŏng District, Takéo Province,

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Temple: Prasat Phnom Chisor

There is an ancient Khmer temple, Prasat Phnom Chisor () (or Phnom Chisor Temple, sometimes referred to just ''Phnom Chisor'') located on top of the hill. The temple was built in the 11th century of laterite and bricks with carved sandstone lintels asiadventurous Phnom Chisor
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,Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, who practiced

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. It was dedicated to the

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and

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. The original name of the temple was ''Sri Suryaparvata'' (), or ''The Mountain of Surya

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' (''The mountain of the Sun''). On the east edge of the mountain, at the back of the temple, there is a prime spot for view and pictures where you can see a vast plain of surrounding rice fields and countryside. From there, looking down to the east can see an avenue that forms a straight line connecting three main features including two outer gates (temples) of cruciform ground plan and a baray: # ''Sen Nimol'' Temple (): now heavily grown, situated just below the mountain; # ''Sen Roveang'' Temple (): a stately building now used as a Buddhist sanctuary about 800m from ''Sen Nimol Temple''; # ''Tonle Om'' (): the ancient

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of Phnom Chisor Temple.

References

External links

''Angkor Guide - Phnom Chisor''

Phnom Chisor Mountain Temple
Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century Buildings and structures in Takéo province Hindu temples in Cambodia Chisor Angkorian sites in Takéo province {{Cambodia-struct-stub