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High medieval · Buddhist · Cambodia
Wat Saravan
Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh · 11.5658°, 104.9260°
Buddha (Theravada monastery)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Theravada monastery in Daun Penh district, north-west of the Royal Palace and south-west of Wat Ounalom, formally called Wat Saravan Techo. It keeps more than 3,400 manuscripts, a collection described as the largest library in Cambodia.