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Wat Saravan

Coordinates: 11°33′58″N 104°55′36″E / 11.5660°N 104.9266°E / 11.5660; 104.9266
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Wat Saravan
វត្តសារាវ័ន្ត
Wat Saravan
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
DistrictDaun Penh
ProvincePhnom Penh
Location
CountryCambodia
Wat Saravan is located in Cambodia
Wat Saravan
Location within Cambodia
Geographic coordinates11°33′58″N 104°55′36″E / 11.5660°N 104.9266°E / 11.5660; 104.9266

Wat Saravan, officially Wat Saravan Techo (Khmer: វត្តសារាវ័ន្តតេជោ, UNGEGN: Vôtt Saréavoănt Téchoŭ, ALA-LC: Vatt Sārāvănt Tejo, IPA: [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]

References

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  1. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. ^ Harris, Ian (May 2008). Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice. University of Hawaii Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-8248-3298-8. Retrieved 14 January 2011.