Kirirom National Park | |
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Preah Suramarit-Kossamak Kirirom National Park, Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិព្រះសុរាម្រិត-កុសមៈ គិរីរម្យ | |
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 |
Area | 283.75 km2 (109.56 sq mi) |
Established | 1993 [1] |
Kirirom National Park, officially called Preah Suramarit-Kossamak Kirirom National Park, is a national park in Cambodia located in the eastern part of the Cardamom Mountains at a mean elevation of 675 m (2,215 ft). It is Cambodia's first officially designated national park. [2]
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.[ citation needed]