Situated midway between east and west and far to the north, straddling the borders of Laos and Thailand, Preah Vihear is Cambodia’s most remote province. Tbeng Meanchey town sits near the banks of the Sen River which originates in the Dangrek Mountains, and continues its long journey east and south going through KOmpong Thom town, finally ending up in the Great Lake Tonle Sap. With its 14.031sq.km area and population of 137,485, comprising 68,414 males and 69,071 females. The province consists of 7 districts, 49 communes and 208 villages.

The imposing mountain temple of Prasat Preah Vihear has the most dramatic location of all of the Angkorian monuments, perched atop the cliff face of Chour Phnom Dangrek, towering 550m above the plains below. The views from this most mountainous of temple mountains are breathtaking: lowland Cambodia stretching as far as the eyes can see, and the koly mountain of Phnom Kulen looming in the distant.

Prasat Preah Vihear was built by a succession of several Khmer monarchs beginning with Yasovaraman I and ending with Suriyavaraman II, builder of Angkor Wat. This progressive construction appreciated once at the temple itself, as there are a series of gopura rising to the cliff. Some scholars has contented the site may have been founded earlier still, as evidenced by inscriptions linking it to the son of Jayavaraman II, the first of Angkor’s denaraja,who transported temple of Wat Phu Champasak in Laos.

Ba Kan Temple
Located at Ta Seng Village, Ranaksei Commune, Sang Kum Thmey District in 105-Kilometer distance from the provincial town by the National Road No 12 (64), then turning right more 30Kilometers. Ba Kan is the cultural site. Nowadays, the temple has no tourists to visit yet.

Koh Ker Temples
Located at Sra Yong Cheung Village, Sra Yong Commune, Ku Len District in 72-Kilometer distance from the provincial town. The group of Koh Ker temples consist of 38 small temples in varied styles. The distance from each temple is 2-5 Kilometers. Koh Ker temple located on the highland of Kork Koki and was built by Preah Bat Chey Varman IV from AD 921-942. It is the mountainous temple with seven decks and 35-meter height. The temple is not yet opened for tourists to visit.

Preah Vihear Temple
Located at Svay Chrum Village, Kan Tout Commune, Choam Ksan District, on the mountain rank of Dang Rek (Preah Vihear mountain is 800 Meters x 400 Meters. Preah Vihear Mountain has very steep side from Cambodia and gently sloping side from Thailand. Preah Vihear temple has 405-Kilometer distance from Phnom Penh or 108-Kilometerdistance from the provincial town of Preah Vihear by road No 211 to the Choam Ksan District. Preah Vihear Temple has three accesses: - Access from Thailand for international tourists. - Access from Cambodia by the ancient road via Svay Chrum. At the mountain of Dang Rek, there is a stair stretching up the top where the Preah Vihear temple located. - Access from Cambodia by the Road C1 constructed by Khmer Rouge.

Nowadays, most local people and venders usually. - go up the mountain by the Road C1 because it is easy to go. Preah Vihear temple is the historical site named “Se Khari Svarak” means “power of mountain” and was built at the end of 9th century and at the beginning of 10th century by four Kings namely: - Preah Bat Sorya Varman I from AD 1002-1050. - Preah Bat Sorya Preah Bat Yak So Varman I from AD 889-910. - Varman II from AD 1113-1150. - Preah Bat Chey Varman VI from AD 1080-1109. Preah Vihear temple was handed over by France to Thailand in 1954 and given back to Cambodia by the verdict of the La Er International Court dated 15 June 1962.

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