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.
History The tower was first described by French ethnographer Henri Maitre in his book .Maître, Henri (1912). Les Jungles Moï
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.Nguyễn Thị Hoà (2016). Tháp Yang ProngLương Thanh Sơn (2021). The penetration of Buddhism in Dak Lak Province
On August 3, 1991, the Yang Prong Tower was classified as a national monumentTháp Chăm Yang Prông: Trùng tu như thế nên chăng?. Tuổi Trẻ News.Tháp Yang Prong. Dak Lak Museum.
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