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Chisor Mountain Temple |
ភ្នំជីសូរ |
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Phnom Chisor is a 133 m high mountain in Takéo Province. It lies
about 42km south of Phnom Penh. 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 by the Khmer Empire king Suryavarman I
who practiced Brahmanism. It was dedicated to the Hindu
divinities Shiva and Vishnu. The original name of the temple was
Sri Suryaparvata (The mountain of the Sun). |
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11.18446, 104.82494 |
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