Phnom Bok
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.
- Where
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 13.4661, 103.9819
Get the Phnom Bok stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phnom Bok. 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 Phnom Bok
Banteay Samre 3.6 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.
East Mebon 7.0 km
A 10th century temple built under Rajendravarman on an artificial island in the middle of the East Baray. The baray is now dry, but stone elephants still stand at the corners of its tiers.
Pre Rup 7.5 km
A Hindu temple mountain built in 961 or 962 as the state temple of King Rajendravarman. Its steep laterite and brick tiers and five towers make it a favourite place to watch the evening light.
Ta Som 7.5 km
A small Buddhist temple northeast of Angkor Thom, built at the end of the 12th century for Jayavarman VII. Its eastern gateway is famously held in the roots of a giant tree.
Srah Srang 9.0 km
A rectangular reservoir at Angkor, just east of Banteay Kdei, dug in the 10th century and enlarged under Jayavarman VII. Its sandstone landing stage on the edge of the water is a quiet spot for sunrise.
Cambodia Landmine Museum 9.1 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.
Neak Pean 9.5 km
A Buddhist temple on a circular island in the Jayatataka Baray, built in the 12th century by Jayavarman VII. A small shrine stands at the centre of a pool surrounded by four smaller pools, reached by a wooden causeway.
Banteay Kdei 9.9 km
A Buddhist temple southeast of Ta Prohm, built mostly in the late 12th century under Jayavarman VII. Its name means Citadel of Monks' Cells, and its mazelike galleries are partly ruined and overgrown.
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Questions
Where is Phnom Bok?
Phnom Bok is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Banteay Samre (3.6 km), East Mebon (7.0 km), Pre Rup (7.5 km).
How do I get the Phnom Bok stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phnom Bok 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 Phnom Bok 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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