Congratulation! Preah Vihear was listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

Preah Vihear was listed as UNESCO World Heritage site on July 7, 2008. The temple situated in Dangrek Mountains in Preah Vihear Province. In 1962, following a serious dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the ownership of the temple, the International Court of Justice in Hargue ruled that it belongs to Cambodia. Preah Vihear is unusual among Khmer temples in being constructed along a long north-south axis, rather than having the conventional rectangular plan with orientation toward the east.