Prasat Preah Vihear (ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ) is located at Svay Chrum Village (ភូមិស្វាយជ្រុំ), Kan Tout Commune (ឃុំកន្ទួត), Choam Ksan District (ស្រុកជាំក្សាន), on the mountain rank of Dang Rek (ជួរភ្នំដងរែក) (Preah Vihear mountain is 800 Meters x 400 Meters. Preah Vihear Mountain has very steep side from Cambodia and gently sloping side from Thailand.
[Gallery of Preah Vihear temple]
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. On 07 July 2008, this temple was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO.