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Wat Phu
Wat Phu is a ruined Khmer temple complex in Champasak province in southern Laos, built at the foot of a mountain whose summit resembles a linga. A Shaivite sanctuary from around the 5th century, rebuilt mainly in the 11th and 12th centuries, it is linked to the early Chenla state and lay on a road to Angkor. It is now a Theravada Buddhist site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wat Phu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wat-phu
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