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Banteay Chhmar
បន្ទាយឆ្មារ
Commune and village
Banteay Chhmar Temple
Banteay Chhmar Temple
Banteay Chhmar is located in Cambodia
Banteay Chhmar
Banteay Chhmar
Location within Cambodia
Coordinates: 14°4′16″N 103°5′59″E / 14.07111°N 103.09972°E / 14.07111; 103.09972
CountryCambodia
ProvinceBanteay Meanchey
DistrictThma Puok District
Villages14
Time zoneUTC+07

Banteay Chhmar (Khmer: បន្ទាយឆ្មារ pronounced [ɓɑːn.tiəj.cʰmaː], lit.'The Mini Fortress') is a commune (khum) in Thma Puok District in Banteay Meanchey province in northwest Cambodia. It is located 63 km north of provincial capital Sisophon and about 20 km east of the Thai border. The commune of Banteay Chhmar contains 14 villages.

The massive temple of Banteay Chhmar, along with its satellite shrines and reservoir (baray), comprises one of the most important and least understood archaeological complexes from Cambodia's Angkor period.

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