KHOS KER TEMPLE OF CAMBODAI

KHOS KER TEMPLE 

The Khos Ker site is dominated  by Prasat Thom. it has a 30 mater tall temple mountain raising high above the plain and the surrounding forest.Great view await the visitorat the end of an adventurous climb.Garuda carved into the stone blocks,still guard the very top,although they are partially covered now.across the site of Khos Ker there are many Prasat or tower sanctuaries.a couple still feature an enormous Linga  and Uni that provides space for several people.the outlet for the water that was sanctified by running it over the Linga can be seen in the outside wall of one of them.In the other cases,three Prasa stand next to each other,dedicated to Brama,Shiva and Vishnu.most of them are surrounded by libraries and enclosures,many also had moats.at that time,the roofs were still made of wood.

The site is  still 3 hours away from Siem Reap province.the area has been demined only recently and basic visitor facilities are just being built.This makes Khos ker very attractive for anyone would like to experience lonely temple partially overgrown by the forest and inhabited only by birds,calling to each other from the trees above. Khos ke is not the easiest temple to get to as involves an early start and along journey to get there from anywhere.The site is about 100km north of Siem Reap and the road.There are no publish transport or tourist facilities,other then makeshift table near the police camp at the entrance to Prasat Thom.  

The Khos ker is an Ankorian site in northern in cambodia .and it has 100km northeast of Ankor itself,it was briefly the capital of khmer empire between 938 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasanvarman II.after the khmer empire had been established in Ankor area ,Jayavarman IV was moved the capital in 928 almost 100km northeast to Khos ker. here are was vast number of temple were built under this reign,until his successor returned to Ankor area about twenty year later.

the Koh ker temple site is dominated by Prasat Thom, a 30 meters tall temple mountain raising high above the plain and the surrounding forest. great views await the visitors at the end of an adventurous climb. Garudo,carved into the stone blocks, still covered now. Across the site of Koh Ke temple there are many Prasat or tower sanctuaries. a couple still feature and enormous linga on a yoni that provides space for several people. the outlet for the water that was sanctified by running it over the linga can be seen in the uotside wall of one of them. in other cases,three prasat stand next to each other, deicated to Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. most of them are surrounded by libraries and encloseure, many also had maots. at that time, the roofs were still made of wood.today only holes for the beams remain in the stone structures.
the site is still 3 hoursa way from Siem reap. the area has been demined only recntly and basic visitors facilities are just being built. this makes koh ker very attractive for any one who would like to experience lonely temple partially overgrown by forest and inhabited only by birds,calling to each other from the trees above.koh ker temple is not easiest temple to get to as involves an early start  and a long journey to get there from anywhere.the site is about 100km north of Siem Reap province and the raod ,repaired in 2004 , is in decent condition (by cambodian standards). there are no public transport or tourist facilities,other than makeshift tables near the police canp at the entrance to Prasat Thom.