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[[File:1200px-Ankor Wat temple.jpg|thumb|Angkor Wat the front side of the main complex, photographed in the late afternoon]]
[[File:Ankor Wat temple.jpg|thumb|Angkor Wat the front side of the main complex, photographed in the late afternoon]]


[[Angkor Wat]], located in northwest Cambodia, is the largest religious structure (temple complex) in the world by land area,measuring 162.6 hectares (1.626 km2; 402 acres). The modern name, Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត; alternative name: នគរវត្ត), means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer.
[[Angkor Wat]], located in northwest Cambodia, is the largest religious structure (temple complex) in the world by land area,measuring 162.6 hectares (1.626 km2; 402 acres). The modern name, Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត; alternative name: នគរវត្ត), means "Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer.