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Ba Phnum District

Coordinates: 11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E / 11.233; 105.367
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Ba Phnum
បាភ្នំ
Ba Phnum District
ស្រុកបាភ្នំ
Ba Phnum is located in Cambodia
Ba Phnum
Ba Phnum
Location in Cambodia
Coordinates: 11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E / 11.233; 105.367
Country Cambodia
ProvincePrey Veng
Population
 (1998)[1]
 • Total
71,662
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Geocode1401

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 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

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Ba 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

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Ba Phnum has purportedly been the location of Vyadhapura, capital of the kingdom of Funan.

References

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  1. ^ General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998: Village Gazetteer. National Institute of Statistics. February 2000. pp. 214–215.
  2. ^ "Cambodia Gazetteer". db.ncdd.gov.kh. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

11°14′N 105°22′E / 11.233°N 105.367°E / 11.233; 105.367