Ba Phnum District

Ba Phnum
ស្រុកបាភ្នំ
District (srok)
Ba Phnum

Location in Cambodia

Coordinates: 11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E
Country  Cambodia
Province Prey Veng
Communes 9
Villages 108
Population (1998)[1]
  Total 71,662
Time zone +7
Geocode 1401

Ba Phnum District (Khmer: ស្រុកបាភ្នំ) is a district located in Prey Veng Province, in south eastern Cambodia.

Ba Phnom is a relatively remote location and has been attractive to ascenti monks (loak dhutang) for centuries. It has also been an occasional center from which millennial movements have radiated throughout Khmer history.

Ba Phnom has been a sacred place from very early times. An inscription from 629 AD associates it with Shiva and refers to it as "the holy mountain."

Human sacrifices were made here until 1872. Khmer Kings made pilgrimage here.

References

  1. General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 214–215.

Coordinates: 11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E