Preah Vihear (Province)

ព្រះវិហារ Preah Vihear Province
Basic data
Country	Cambodia
Capital	Tbaeng Meanchey
surface	13,788 km²
Residents	202,500 (2017)
density	15 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	KH-13
Prasat Preah Vihear

Coordinates: 13 ° 47 '  N , 104 ° 58'  E

The province of Preah Vihear ( Khmer ព្រះវិហារ , IPA : preə̯̆h ʋihiə ) is in the north of Cambodia .

administration

The Preah Vihear Province is divided into these seven districts:

Geocode	Khmer	District names
1301	ស្រុក ជ័យ សែន	Chey Saen
1302	ស្រុក ឆែប	Chhaeb
1303	ស្រុក ជាំ ក្សាន្ត	Choam Khsant
1304	ស្រុក គូលែន	Kuleaen
1305	ស្រុក រវៀង	Rovieng
1306	ស្រុក សង្គម ថ្មី	Sangkom Thmei
1307	ស្រុក ត្បែងមានជ័យ	Tbaeng mean chey

Attractions

Historic sites

• Prasat Preah Vihear - Well-known temple complex in the north on the border with Thailand, it was built by Suryavarman I (1002–50) and Suryavarman II (1113–50). For a long time this place was difficult to access.
• Koh Ker - The temple complex can also be easily reached as an excursion from Siem Reap via a newly built road .
• Preah Khan - temple complex in the southwest of the province

Border disputes

The exact demarcation between Thailand and Cambodia is controversial. There have already been several armed clashes between the armed forces of the two countries, which also resulted in deaths.

See main article: Border conflict over Prasat Preah Vihear

Web links

Wikivoyage: Preah Vihear (Province)  - Travel Guide

Commons : Preah Vihear Province  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistically projected population figures for 2017 on citipopulation.de
2. ↑ Deaths in battles over historical temples ( Memento from April 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - message from tagesschau.de, accessed on April 3, 2009
3. ^ Battles between Thailand and Cambodia ( Memento from February 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - message from tagesschau.de, accessed on February 6, 2011