Yang Prong Tower
Ruins of Hindu temple in Vietnam
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Yang Prong Tower is a Cham temple tower located in Ea Rốk commune, Ea Súp district, Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam, about 100 km from Buôn Ma Thuột.
| Yang Prong Tower | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Province | Đắk Lắk |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Ea Rốk |
| Country | Vietnam |
  Location in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates | 13°12′35.8″N 107°49′50.7″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Champa |
| Completed | late 13th century |
| Website | |
| Tháp Yang Prong (Dak Lak Museum) | |
History
The tower was first described by French ethnographer Henri Maitre in his book Les jungles Moï.[1]
Yang Prong means "Great Gods" in the local Jarai language. The tower was built in the late 13th century under Jaya Simhavarman III. It is the only Cham tower in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.[2][3]
On August 3, 1991, the Yang Prong Tower was classified as a national monument[4][5]
Gallery
East side
North side
West side
South side
Interior
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