Phnom Krom Explained

Phnom Krom
Other Name:ភ្នំក្រោម
Photo Size:250
Elevation M:140
Map:Cambodia
Map Size:250
Label Position:left
Location:Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Coordinates:13.2857°N 103.8122°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Type:Sandstone
Easiest Route:Drive, then hike

Phnom Krom (Central Khmer: ភ្នំក្រោម, lit. "downstream hill") is a 140 m high hill close to Siem Reap city, Cambodia. There is a temple on the top which derived its name from the hill, Prasat Phnom Krom (Central Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម).

Location

Phnom Krom is about 12 kilometers southwest of Siem Reap town.

Phnom Krom hill is very rocky; local legend has it that the rocks were exposed by the monkey general Hanuman during a hunt for medicine in the Ramayana epic. The area beyond the temple’s west gate affords views of the Tonle Sap lake.

Phnom Krom railway

Phnom Krom was at the southern end of the Phnom Krom railway, a narrow-gauge French colonial railway that was most likely constructed to take stone from the now-defunct quarries on Phnom Krom to Siem Reap.

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Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]