Cambodia UNESCO sites

Cambodian World Heritage Site As of July 2025, UNESCO has inscribed a 5th Cambodian World Heritage Site to their list with the creation of a Cambodian Memorial Sites entry. The listing combines three separate sites: Choeung Ek – more commonly known to visitors as the Killing Fields, Tuol Sleng or S21 – the Genocide Museum, plus a third site simply…

World Heritage Koh Ker Excellent to see the, in our opinion, long overdue recognition of World Heritage Koh Ker ancient city by the UNESCO powers that be with its inscription as of September 2023. These spectacular jungle ruins, located in Preah Vihear Province, represent the site of the Khmer capital during the early to mid part of the 10th century….

Sambor Prei Kuk We’re delighted to see Cambodia gain a 3rd UNESCO World Heritage Site, after Angkor and Preah Vihear, with the inscription of the ruined 6th to 7th century Khmer capital at Sambor Prei Kuk.  These picturesque ruined temples, scattered through the forest north of Kampong Thom in central Cambodia, represent the remains of the royal capital, Ishnapura (or…

Photographs of Koh Ker A selection of photographs of Koh Ker, aka Chok Gargyar or Lingapura, as it was originally named.  The ruined city is a remote site lying in the forest some 3 hours northeast of Siem Reap in Preah Vihear Province.  For a brief period in the first half of the 10th century, the ‘City of Lingas’ replaced…

Cambodia World Heritage Sites We’re delighted to see that since we originally wrote this post, the number of entries on the UNESCO Cambodia World Heritage list has doubled with the addition of Sambor Prei Kuk in 2019 and Koh Ker in 2023. While this means additional funding as well as expert assistance in terms of restoration and maintenance, it also,…