Beng Mealea
A temple from the Angkor Wat period about 40 kilometres east of the main group, built of sandstone in the early 12th century. It is largely unrestored, and visitors climb over fallen towers in a jungle setting.
- Where
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.4764, 104.2383
Get the Beng Mealea stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Beng Mealea. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Siem Reap volume with your photos and a note.
Near Beng Mealea
Mahendraparvata 20 km
A lost city of the early Khmer Empire on Phnom Kulen, founded by Jayavarman II around 802. Airborne laser surveys in 2012 revealed its street grid and temples beneath the forest. Its remains are spread over a wide area of forest on the plateau.
Phnom Kulen 20 km
A sandstone plateau northeast of Siem Reap, regarded as a holy mountain and the place where Jayavarman II proclaimed the Khmer Empire in 802. It has a large reclining Buddha, a river with carved lingas and a popular waterfall.
Phnom Kulen National Park 21 km
A national park on the Phnom Kulen plateau north of Angkor, established in 1993 and covering about 374 square kilometres. The Khmer Empire was founded on this mountain in 802, and it holds waterfalls, a reclining Buddha and carved riverbed lingas.
Phnom Bok 28 km
A hill northeast of the Eastern Baray with a Khmer temple on top. It is one of a trio of mountain temples with a similar layout, and a steep climb leads to a summit with long views across the plain towards Phnom Kulen.
Banteay Samre 30 km
A temple east of the East Baray, built in the reign of Suryavarman II in the style of Angkor Wat. It is compact and well preserved, with a moat around the central sanctuary.
Lolei 32 km
The northernmost of the Roluos group of 9th century temples, built on an island in a baray that is now dry. Four brick towers stand in a row, with Sanskrit inscriptions on their doorposts.
Preah Ko 32 km
The first temple built at Hariharalaya, dedicated in 879 by Indravarman I. Six brick towers stand on a low platform, with fine lintels and stucco decoration still visible. It lies about 15 kilometres southeast of the main Angkor group, close to Bakong and Lolei.
Cambodia Landmine Museum 32 km
A museum in Siem Reap province that tells the story of landmines and unexploded ordnance left by decades of war. It also works as an education centre, and the money it raises goes to clearance work and to schooling for children and villagers.
More heritage sites in Siem Reap
Questions
Where is Beng Mealea?
Beng Mealea is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mahendraparvata (20 km), Phnom Kulen (20 km), Phnom Kulen National Park (21 km).
How do I get the Beng Mealea stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Beng Mealea and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Siem Reap volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Beng Mealea before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Siem Reap volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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