Kirirom National Park

Kirirom National Park
Kirirom National Park
Preah Suramarit-Kossamak Kirirom National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	A natural lake in Kirirom
	Location within Cambodia
Location	Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia
Nearest city	Chbar Mon
Coordinates	11°18′37″N 104°03′04″E / 11.31022059°N 104.05102995°ECoordinates: 11°18′37″N 104°03′04″E / 11.31022059°N 104.05102995°E
Area	283.75 km2 (109.56 sq mi)
Established	1993

The Kirirom National Park (Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិគិរីរម្យ), officially the Preah Suramarit-Kossamak Kirirom National Park (Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិព្រះសុរាម្រិត-កុសមៈ គិរីរម្យ), is a national park in Cambodia. It is located mostly in Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu Province, while a smaller section is in neighboring Koh Kong Province.^[2]

Legend[]

The meaning of "Kirirom" is "Happy Mountain". This name was given to the area by King Monivong in the 1930s. The ancient name of the place was Phnom Vorvong Sorvong for the main two hills there were connected with the Cambodian popular legend about two heroic princely brothers, Vorvong and Sorvong.

Description[]

The park extends over the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountains. It is located 112 km from Phnom Penh of National Highway 4 on the road to Sihanoukville.

Lying at 675m (2,215 ft) above sea level, Kirirom was Cambodia's first officially designated national park.^[3]

It contains many footpaths through the forests with a number of small lakes and waterfalls and was once used as a refuge by the Khmer Rouge.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Protected Planet (2018). "Kirirom National Park". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
^ Kirirom National Park, Cambodia Archived 2009-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Forbes, Andrew (2006). Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia, pp. 41. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with The Discovery Channel ISBN 9789812584854
^ "KampucheaLibre, 23 November 2006". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2008.

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[wdpa-1] Protected Planet (2018). "Kirirom National Park". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.

[2] Kirirom National Park, Cambodia Archived 2009-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Forbes, Andrew (2006). Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia, pp. 41. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with The Discovery Channel ISBN 9789812584854

[4] "KampucheaLibre, 23 November 2006". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2008.

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v t Protected areas of Cambodia
National Parks	Botum Sakor National Park Central Cardamom Mountains National Park Kep National Park Kirirom National Park Phnom Kulen National Park Preah Monivong National Park Ream National Park Southern Cardamom National Park Virachey National Park
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary Chhaeb Wildlife Sanctuary Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary Phnom Sankos Wildlife Sanctuary Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary Stung Sen Wildlife Sanctuary
Protected Landscapes	Ang Trapeng Thmor Angkor Sambor Prey Kok Temple
Multiple Use Areas	Boeng Yeak Laom Multiple Use Area Dong Peng Multiple Use Area Samlaut Multiple Use Area
Natural Heritage Sites	Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park
Other	Boeng Tonle Chhmar Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve

Kirirom National Park
Preah Suramarit-Kossamak Kirirom National Park
IUCN category II (national park)^[1]
A natural lake in Kirirom
Location within Cambodia
Location	Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia
Nearest city	Chbar Mon
Coordinates	11°18′37″N 104°03′04″E / 11.31022059°N 104.05102995°E / 11.31022059; 104.05102995Coordinates: 11°18′37″N 104°03′04″E / 11.31022059°N 104.05102995°E / 11.31022059; 104.05102995
Area	283.75 km² (109.56 sq mi)
Established	1993^[1]