Wat
Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple
Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple, Inc. (វត្តសុវណ្ណគិរី, Wat Sovannkiri) is a Theravada Khmer Buddhist temple on Centerville Highway in Snellville, Georgia.[1]
History
Published address listings for the temple date from 2011 to 2019. The temple is a registered nonprofit with the EIN 47-2168334.[2] In 2026 a directory of Cambodian Buddhist temples in the United States listed two monks at the temple.[1]
Community
Wat Sovannkiri, at 2864 Centerville Highway, hosted Khmer New Year celebrations on April 26 and 27, 2025. It was one of several Georgia temples on the Khmer New Year schedule of the Cambodian American Association of Georgia that spring.[3][4]
Associations
Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple, Inc. (associated organization).[5]
The historical temple-directory entry uses the incorporated name Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple, Inc. This records the published organizational name without establishing current corporate standing or property ownership.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wat Ratanarangsey blog, 2026 Directory of Wat Khmer or Cambodian Buddhist Temples in the USA
- ↑ Cause IQ, Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple
- ↑ Atlanta Buddhism, Southeast Asian New Year 2025 listings
- ↑ Atlanta Buddhism, Thai Buddhist Temples in Georgia
- ↑ Temple News, Khmer Buddhist Temples Directory (2014)