WARNING: Travelling to Preah Vihear can be dangerous and is strongly discouraged by most embassies due to an ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. These disputes have turned violent in April 2009, February 2011, and May 2011, causing at least 41 deaths among military forces and civilians, and have also damaged a part of the temple. |
Prasat Preah Vihear (ព្រះវិហារ) is a Khmer (Cambodian) temple stunningly situated atop a 525-meter cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains in Cambodia, right across the border of Si Saket and Kantharalak in northeastern Thailand. It is also the name of the surrounding province.