Sites

• Koh Ker
  Koh Ker
  Koh Ker is an Angkorian site in northern Cambodia. 100 km northeast of Angkor itself, it was briefly the capital of the Khmer empire between 928 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavarman II.After the Khmer empire had been established in the Angkor area , Jayavarman IV moved the...
  
   Home to almost 30 ancient structures, including Prasat Thom, an immense seven-tier pyramid, Koh Ker was briefly the capital of the Khmer Empire
  Khmer Empire
  The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, the site of the capital city...
  
   under king Jayavarman IV (928–42).

• Prasat Bakan or Preah Khan Kompong Svay
  Preah Khan Kompong Svay
  The archeological complex of Preah Khan Kompong Svay or Prasat Bakan or Bakan Svay Rolay is located 100 km east of Angkor, in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia...
  
   complex: 105 kilometres southwest of the provincial town, built under the reign of King Suryavarman I
  Suryavarman I
  Suryavarman I was king of the Khmer Empire from 1010 to 1050. After the reign of Udayadityavarman I, which ended around 1000, there was no clear successor. Two kings, Jayaviravarman and Suryavarman I, both claimed the throne. Suryavarman I was a Buddhist who was said in the Chronicles of Chieng...
  
   (1002–1050)

• Noreay Temples, five 7th century temples made of Sandstone, laterite and brick, 32 kilometres northeast of the town. Built in the 7th century.

• Phnom Pralean temple: a temple built to worship Brahmanism, on top of a 180 metres hill

• Neak Buos temple 75 kilometres north of Tbaeng Meanchey

• Krapum Chhouk temple: built in the 10th century in laterite and stone, 45 kilometres south of Tbaeng Meanchey

• Kork Beng temple: a ruined laterite and sandstone temple built between 936 and 951 by a commander named Kork on the order of King Jayavarman IV
  Jayavarman IV
  -Early Years:Jayavarman IV was an Angkorian king who ruled from 928 to 941 CE. Many early historians thought that he was a usurper. However, recent evidence shows that he had a legitimate claim to the throne. He was the son of king Indravarman I's daughter, Mahendradevi, and was married to his...
  
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• Wat Peung Preah Ko: a place of worship in beautiful natural surroundings believed to possess strong supernatural powers