INSCRIBED ON THE WORLD HERITAGE
LIST (UNESCO) SINCE 2008
The Temple of Preah Vihear is an
Angkorian era monument located
in the northern province of
Preah Vihear, 400 km north of
Phnom Penh and 140 km northeast
of Angkor, in immediate
proximity to Cambodia’s border
with the Kingdom of Thailand.
On 22 May 2008, a meeting took
place between H.E. Mr. Sok An,
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister
in charge of the Office of the
Council of Ministers of the
Kingdom of Cambodia and H.E. Mr.
Noppadon Pattama, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the kingdom
of Thailand, to continue their
discussion regarding the
inscription of the Temple of
Preah Vihear on the World
Heritage List.
Proposed for the insciption on
the World Heritage List
The Temple is perched on the
southern end of a 625 meter high
rock promontory of the “Dangrek”
mountain range. From the top of
this steep escarpment, it looks
to the south over a vast plain
stretching out below on the
Cambodian side. Beyond the
plateau to the north, the
terrain extends in a gentle
slope towards Thailand.
