Category:Kratie Province

Map Keys
	Large Prasats		Arogyasalas
	Large Ruins		Dharmasalas
	Medium Prasats		Ancient Bridges
	Medium Ruins		Ancient Cities
	Medium Tuols		Ancient Kilns
	Small Prasats		Ancient Quarries
	Small Ruins		Ancient Reservoirs
	Small Tuols		Ancient Villages
	Museums		Carvings
	Depositories		Other Structures
	Wats		Prehistoric Sites
	Neak Ta's		Unknown Sites
	Unconfirmed Sites

As to be expected, and similarly to its northern neighbour Stung Treng, the majority of Kratie Province's ancient sites are found within a short distance of the Mekong River. The important early city of Sambhupura is situated just north of the present-day provincial capital. Dating to at least the 6th century the settlement was likely to have been Bhavavarman's subsequent step southwards after Thala Borivat and the city - which appears to have profited from several periods of independent or autonomous status - played an important role in Cambodia's early history.

Consequently, most of the province's listed sites are stretched out north and south of Sambhupura (present-day Sambor) with a few smaller sites located in valleys to the east including the 7th and 8th-century sites of Prasat Preah Theat Khvan Pi and Prasat Lbeuk Sraut respectively.

The solitary and remote site of Prasat Banteay Siem is a later, possibly Jayavarman VII, structure and is situated in the western part of the province and possibly corresponds to some form of ancient 'shortcut' as a series of valleys conveniently link the west bank of the Mekong near Sambor with the Sen River Valley and the region of modern-day Kampong Thom to the west.