Tukuk-OS�� East Baray
Cambodia · Asia · 13.45°N, 103.92°E
The East Baray, or Yashodharatataka, is a now-dry baray, or artificial body of water, at Angkor, Cambodia, oriented east–west and located just east of the walled city Angkor Thom. It was built around the year 900 CE during the reign of King Yasovarman. Fed by the Siem Reap River flowing down from the Kulen Hills, it is the second-largest baray in the Angkor region and one of the largest handcut water reservoirs on Earth, measuring roughly 7.2 kilometers by 1.7 km and holding over 36 million cubic meters of water. Stones bearing inscriptions that mark the construction of the baray have been found at all four of its corners. The labour and organization necessary for its construction were staggering: Its dikes contain roughly 8 million cubic meters of fill.
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Quick facts
| Country | Cambodia |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 13.45°N, 103.92°E · view on map |
East Baray is located in Cambodia, in Asia.