Wat Saravan Explained

Wat Saravan
Native Name:Central Khmer: វត្តសារាវ័ន្ត
Map Type:Cambodia
Map Size:250
Coordinates:11.566°N 104.9266°W
Country:Cambodia
Province:Phnom Penh
District:Daun Penh

Wat Saravan, officially Wat Saravan Techo (Central Khmer: វត្តសារាវ័ន្តតេជោ, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC:, in Central Khmer pronounced as /ʋɔət saːraʋɔən tecoː/), is a wat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located to the northwest of the Royal Palace of Cambodia and southwest of Wat Ounalom.[1] It is said to have over 3,400 manuscripts in what has been described as the largest library in the country.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Google Maps. Google. 14 January 2011-->.
  2. Book: Harris, Ian. Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice. 14 January 2011. May 2008. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-3298-8. 207.