Ba Phnum (Khmer: បាភ្នំ, pronounced [baːpʰnum]), sometime spelled as Ba Phnom, is a district located in Prey Veng Province, in south eastern Cambodia. The hills surrounding the town are the highest elevation points in Prey Veng province. In Khmer, Ba means "ancestor" and Phnum means "hill." When combined, the town is known as "Hill of the Ancestors."
Ba Phnum
បាភ្នំ | |
|---|---|
| Ba Phnum District ស្រុកបាភ្នំ | |
  Ba Phnum Location in Cambodia | |
| Coordinates: 11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Prey Veng |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
• Total | 71,662 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Geocode | 1401 |
Ba Phnum 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 Phnum is a site of interest for Cambodian historians. According to some accounts, the area is the birthplace of the Khmer people. An inscription on Wat Jaan, the pre-Angkorian temple at the base of the mountain (ca. 629 AD), associates Ba Phnum with Shiva and refers to it as "the holy mountain."
Ba Phnum was prominently featured in many of the rural scenes in the 2016 documentary Angkor Awakens.
Human sacrifices were made here until 1872. Khmer Kings made pilgrimage here.
Ba Phnum District
editBa Phnum contains 9 Communes (ឃុំ Khum) and 108 Villages (ភូមិ Phum).[2]
| No. | Name | Khmer | Geo Code | No. Villages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeng Preah | បឹងព្រះ | 14-01-01 | 14 |
| 2 | Cheung Phnum | ជើងភ្នំ | 14-01-02 | 7 |
| 3 | Chheu Kach | ឈើកាច់ | 14-01-03 | 14 |
| 4 | Reaks Chey | រក្សជ័យ | 14-01-04 | 12 |
| 5 | Roung Damrei | រោងដំរី | 14-01-05 | 12 |
| 6 | Sdau Kaong | ស្ដៅកោង | 14-01-06 | 15 |
| 7 | Spueu Ka | ស្ពឺ ក | 14-01-07 | 10 |
| 8 | Spueu Kha | ស្ពឺ ខ | 14-01-08 | 6 |
| 9 | Theay | ធាយ | 14-01-09 | 18 |
Funan's capital city
editBa Phnum has purportedly been the location of Vyadhapura, capital of the kingdom of Funan.
References
edit- ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 214–215.
- ^ "Cambodia Gazetteer". db.ncdd.gov.kh. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E
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