Kuszinger, R. (2016). Church on the border – The history of the Preah Vihear border conflict. Modern Geográfia, 11(2), 69–83.

Being a consequence of the 1962 judgment the Preah Vihear temple which is located at the Thai and Cambodian border belongs to Cambodia. Cambodia, being a state party of the Convention, nominated the site for inclusion on the World Heritage List in 2006. Following this act a long lasting and low intensity border conflict has appeared in relation of the two countries. The origin of the conflict could be dated back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Besides the historical perspective current political motivations made it an actual problem again. This article is about the geographically relevant past decisions and movements and also about their present consequences with their relations.

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Church on the border – The history of the Preah Vihear border conflict