| Tonle Bati | |
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 Tonle Bati Lake, near Phnom Penh - panoramio | |
  Tonle Bati  Tonle Bati | |
| Location | Takéo Province |
| Coordinates | 11°20′N104°51′E / 11.34°N 104.85°E /11.34; 104.85 |
| Basin countries | Cambodia |
Tonle Bati (Khmer:ទន្លេបាទី) is a smalllake about 30 km south ofPhnom Penh, the capital ofCambodia. It is a popular weekend destination for the local population. It is also a popular fishing spot for both tourists and people who live locally.
Close to the lake, there is the Ta Prohm of Bati, one of several shelters built in Cambodia and Thailand during the reign ofJayavarman VII to house theJayabuddhamahanatha statues.[1]: 175–176 It is located off the highway toTakéo Province.
The wordJayabuddhamahanatha means "Victory-Buddha-Great Saviour" and may refer to the defeat of theChams by the king Jayavarman VII.[2][3] A similar sculpture was found at the Vihar Prampil Lvengo on the Avenue of Victory atAngkor Thom.[4]
20 minutes south of the lake there is another temple calledPhnom Chisor (Khmer:ភ្នំជីសូរ). It is situated on a mountain top which requires a visitor to climb 461 steps.
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