Cambodia Travel Takeo - Wat Phnom Khleng វត្តភ្នំខ្លែង (2014 0126)
Location: located in Prey
Slek commune, Trang district, about 14 kilometers south of Takeo provincial
town near National Road 2.
Getting There:
National Road 2. Turn left at
Prey Sloek Cambodia 10.875645, 104.787613 onto side road
Wat Phnom Khleng, a Buddhist pagoda built in 1753, is a natural cultural site popular place for taking oaths and praying. During the Khmer Rouge regime it was used as a hospital. The red gravel at the foot of the mountain was dug to repair and construct a nearby trail. The entire site covers 11 hectares, Phnom Kliang is the middle. The hill is 30 meters high, and at the top is a new pagoda built in 1992 sponsored by Prime Minister Hun Sen. At the top of the mountain is a granite stone from which water flows all year. Local people believe that the stone is magical.
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