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vrsiemreap · 5 years ago
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The West #Baray (Khmer: #បារាយណ៍ខាងលិច) or Baray Teuk Thla (Khmer: #បារាយណ៍ទឹកថ្លា; "clear water reservoir") is a baray, or reservoir, at #Angkor, #Cambodia, oriented east-west and located just west of the walled city Angkor Thom. Rectangular in shape and measuring approximately 7.8 by 2.1 kilometers, the West Baray is the largest baray at Angkor and one of the largest handcut water reservoirs on Earth, possessing a current maximum capacity of 12 to 14 billion gallons of water (53 million m3).Its waters are contained by tall earthen dikes measuring 39 feet in height. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Baray#cite_note-Smithsonian-1 —-//—//—//—//—//— #siemreap #siemreapcambodia #largestreservoir #manmadereservoir #siemreapangkor #amazingmanmade #manmademarvel #reservoiroflife #reservoir🌊 #westreservoir #beautifulcloudyskies #beautifulwatercolor #igerssiemreap (at បារាយណ៌ទឹកថ្លា) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzkC-tWFw0i/?igshid=1issohto1zy92
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