Sdok Kok Thom

Sdok Kok Thom is a Khmer temple site on the western approaches to the Angkor world. Its sanctuary reflects the religious architecture and patronage of the Khmer imperial period, when sacred foundations linked royal authority with ritual specialists and local resources. Temples depended on more than stone buildings: land, workers and agricultural production sustained the ceremonies associated with them. Their location also connected local communities with wider political and cultural networks.

A Sanskrit and Old Khmer inscription dated 1053 records generations of the temple's founding family serving the Khmer court, chiefly as royal chaplains. It preserves valuable information about kingship and religious traditions.

The later city of Pailin lies here.