Ancient Temple found in Cambodia
July 21, 2009 – 3:31 pm
Cambodian soldiers have rediscovered an ancient temple in Oddar Meanchey province in the north west of the Kingdom. Soldiers found the found the small temple, named Dai Kei, located about 1 km from the Thai border late last week. Cambodia’s claim to Ta Moan temple, as with land around the more famous Preah Vihear Temple, is disputed by Thailand.
The new temple will be added to a list of more that 2,000 ancient structures identified in Cambodia, of whch the most famous of all is Angkor Wat that attracts thousands of tourists each year, located in Siem Reap Province.
It is estimated that the newly discovered temple dates back to the 11th century reign of King Suryavarman I who was responsible for many of the known temples scattered through the Dangrek mountain area in Northern Cambodia.
