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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Phnom Chisor
| image =

| alt =
| caption = Central sanctuary of Phnom Chisor temple
| map_type = Cambodia
| map_caption = Location in Cambodia

| coordinates = {{coord|11|11|4|N|104|49|24|E|type:landmark_region:KH|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[Cambodia]]
| province = [[Takéo Province|Takéo]]
| district = [[Samraŏng District|Samraŏng]]
| locale =
| elevation_m = 133
| deity = [[Shiva]] and [[Vishnu]]
| festivals =
| architecture = Bapuon style of [[Khmer architecture]]
| temple_quantity = Two
| monument_quantity =
| inscriptions =
| year_completed = 11th century
| creator = King [[Suryavarman I]] (1010-1050 AD)
| website =SOMRONG
}}
'''Phnom Chisor''' ({{langx|km|ភ្នំជីសូរ}}, {{lang|km-Latn|Phnum Chisor}} {{IPA|km|pʰnom ciːsoː|}}; "Chisor Mountain") is a 133-metres high mountain in Dok Por village, Rovieng commune, [[Samraŏng District]], [[Takéo Province]], [[Cambodia]]. It lies about 42 km south of [[Phnom Penh]]. The Ministry of Culture and Fine Art are preparing documents to nominate the site in the list of UNESCO world heritage.

==Temple: Prasat Phnom Chisor==
There is an ancient Khmer temple, Prasat Phnom Chisor ({{Langx|km|{{ill|ប្រាសាទភ្នំជីសូរ|km|ភ្នំជីសូរ|vertical-align=sup}}}}) (or Phnom Chisor Temple, sometimes referred to just ''Phnom Chisor'') located on top of the hill.
The temple was built in the 11th century of laterite and bricks with carved sandstone lintels <ref name="Phnom Chisor">[https://asiadventurous.com/phnom-chisor-mountain-temple/ asiadventurous Phnom Chisor]</ref> by the [[Khmer Empire]] king [[Suryavarman I]],<ref name=Coedes>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|authorlink= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref>{{rp|136}}<ref name=Higham>Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, {{ISBN|9781842125847}}</ref>{{rp|96}} who practiced [[Vedic Brahmanism|Brahmanism]]. It was dedicated to the [[Hindu]] divinities [[Shiva]] and [[Vishnu]]. The original name of the temple was ''Sri Suryaparvata'' ({{Langx|km|សុរ្យបវ៌ត}}), or ''The Mountain of Surya[varman]'' (''The mountain of the Sun'').<ref name=angkorguide>{{Cite web|url=http://angkorguide.net/en/temples/stars-at-the-horizon/index.html#Phnom_Chisor|title=Stars at the Horizon|website=angkorguide.net|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>

On the east edge of the mountain, at the back of the temple, there is a prime spot for view and pictures where you can see a vast plain of surrounding rice fields and countryside.
From there, looking down to the east can see an avenue that forms a straight line connecting three main features including two outer gates (temples) of cruciform ground plan and a baray:
# ''Sen Nimol'' Temple ({{Langx|km|ប្រាសាទសែននិមល(?)}}): now heavily grown, situated just below the mountain;
# ''Sen Roveang'' Temple ({{Langx|km|ប្រាសាទសែនរវាំង or សែនភូវាំង}}): a stately building now used as a Buddhist sanctuary about 800m from ''Sen Nimol Temple'';
# ''Tonle Om'' ({{Langx|km|ទន្លេអុំ}}): the ancient [[baray]] of Phnom Chisor Temple.<ref name=angkorguide/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46dEtAEACAAJ&q=Lonely+Planet+Cambodia|title=Lonely Planet Cambodia|last1=Lonely|first1=Planet|last2=Ray|first2=Nick|last3=Harrell|first3=Ashley|date=2018|publisher=Lonely Planet Publications|isbn=9781786570659|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Chisor Mountain (Phnom Chisor), near Phnom Penh - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Phnom Chisor geography]]
[[File:Phnom Chisor stairs.jpg|thumb|left|Stairs leading up Phnom Chisor]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://angkorguide.net/en/temples/stars-at-the-horizon/index.html#Phnom_Chisor ''Angkor Guide - Phnom Chisor'']
* [http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/temples/temp-tak-phnomchisor.htm Angkor Temple Guide: Phnom Chisor]
* [http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com/2008/02/indra-at-phnom-chisor.html Indra at Phnom Chisor]
*[https://asiadventurous.com/phnom-chisor-mountain-temple/ Phnom Chisor Mountain Temple]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Takéo province]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Cambodia]]
[[Category:Mountains of Cambodia|Chisor]]
[[Category:Angkorian sites in Takéo province]]

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