Koh Ker

capital of the Khmer Empire
Place archaeological_site Q1778458
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Summary

Koh Ker is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Koh Ker is located in Preah Vihear Province[3].
  • Koh Ker is in the country of Cambodia[4].
  • Koh Ker's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[5].
  • Koh Ker's instance of is recorded as geographical feature[6].
  • Koh Ker's Commons category is recorded as Koh Ker[7].
  • Koh Ker's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.78333333, 'lon': 104.53333333}[8].
  • Koh Ker's significant event is recorded as looting[9].
  • Koh Ker's significant event is recorded as archaeological looting[10].
  • Koh Ker's capital of is recorded as Khmer Empire[11].
  • Koh Ker's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[12].
  • Koh Ker's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[13].
  • Koh Ker's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[14].
  • Koh Ker's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)[15].

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Geography

Koh Ker is in the country of Cambodia[4]. It is located in Preah Vihear Province[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[5] and geographical feature[6]. Heritage statuses include Tentative World Heritage Site[12] and World Heritage Site[13].

Why It Matters

Koh Ker ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Cambodian art smuggling scandal that’s ready to erupt. theartnewspaper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . How Cambodian artifacts stolen from temples ended up in American museums, private collections. cbsnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Koh Ker. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/koh-ker
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Triedros · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria → (ii), (iv)
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hr', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ World heritage criteria: (iv)"
  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 13.78333333, 'lon': 104.53333333}
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → archaeological site, geographical feature
    Country → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
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