Kampong Thom Province
Kampong Thom Province located in the center of Cambodia, along the National Highway No 6. The border provinces of Kampong Thom including northwest to Siem Reap, north to Preah Vihear, northeast to Steung Treng, East to Kratie, south to Kampong Cham and Kampong Chhnang and west to Tonle Sap lake. Kampong Thom has one city and 8 districts : Steung Sen city, Baray, Santuk, Kampong Svay, Prasat Balaing, Prasat Sambor, Sandan and Taing Kork district, 8 Sangkats, 73 communes and 767 villages. During the ancient period, Kampong Thom was the territory belonged to the Kingdom of Chenla which consisted of many groups of temples that were used to dedicate for Shiva God of Brahmanism Religion.
Location
Kampong Thom Province located in the center of Cambodia
Kampong Thom Province is the center of Cambodia, with a road distance of 168 km from Phnom Penh, connecting to the Angkor region, Siem Reap, the Preah Vihear temple area, and Preah Vihear province, and the Sen River flows through the provincial capital to the Tonle Sap.
History
ancient capital named Isanapura
According to Chiness note that Chenla empire was founded in the 3 king’s government: Phavarman I (598 A.D), Mahendravarman (600 A.D) and Isanavarman I (616-635 A.D). The reign of the king Isanavarman I founded the ancient capital in Sambor Prei Kuk area. The every forms of arts and architecture that the scholars of historical art and architecture classified to Sambor Prei kuk style. Many temples were built in Sambor Prei kuk during the reign of King Isanavarman I (616- 635 A.D) in the 7th century
Phavarman I
Mahendravarman
Isanavarman I
Culture
Traditions woven into daily life.
ការត្បាញសូត្រ
ស្រុកបារាយណ៍ល្បីល្បាញដោយការត្បាញសូត្របែបប្រពៃណី។ គ្រួសារសិប្បករផលិតក្រមា និងសំពត់染ដោយដៃ ត្បាញដោយដៃ ដោយប្រើបច្ចេកទេសដែលបន្តពីជំនាន់មួយទៅជំនាន់មួយ។
ជីវភាពមាត់ស្ទឹង
ស្ទឹងសែនកំណត់ចង្វាក់ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ — អ្នកនេសាទដាក់ទំនាញមុននឹងភ្លឺ ក្មេងៗហែលទឹកក្រោយចេញពីសាលា ហើយគ្រួសារប្រជុំគ្នាមាត់ស្ទឹងពេលល្ងាច។
Why It's Special
World heritage list on 08-July-2017
បេតិកភណ្ឌពិភពលោក UNESCO
ប្រាសាទសំបូរព្រៃគុកជាតំបន់ UNESCO តែមួយគត់ក្រៅពីអង្គរ — ប៉ុន្តែទទួលភ្ញៀវតិចជាង ដែលអ្នកអាចដើរនៅតាមផ្លូវព្រៃក្នុងភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់
ស្ពានបេតិកភណ្ឌ
គ្មានខេត្តណាផ្សេងក្នុងកម្ពុជាភ្ជាប់អរិយធម៌ខ្មែរដំបូងទៅកំពូលអង្គរដោយផ្ទាល់ដូចកំពង់ធំ។
Sambor Prei Kuk
Inscribed 2017Sambor Prei Kuk — meaning "the forest of the pagodas which is the best" — comprises more than 100 ancient temples spread across a forested area 35 km north of Kampong Thom town. Built primarily in the 7th century under King Isanavarman I, the complex is notable for its octagonal sanctuary towers, advanced brick masonry, and carved sandstone lintels depicting Khmer mythological scenes.
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