- Ba Phnom -

Ba Phnom was one of the first religious and cultural sites in Cambodia and may be considered a birthplace of the Cambodian nation. It was founded in the 5th century and was used as a place of pilgrimage for various kings until the 19th century. Human sacrifices were also reported to take place here until the 19th century.
Despite its history there is little that remains at Ba Phnom. What remains is a modern wat, some small pagodas, and the rebuilt ruins of Preah Vihear Chann, which was an 11th century temple. Most of the temple was destroyed, so the rebuilt temple is mostly concrete with a corrugated roof.

Ba Phnom literally means "ancestor of the hill". There is actually a mound of 139 meters.

Ba Phnom is the place where it assumes that there was a king capital Nokor Phnom. But whether or not really capital existed is here, as for those which become evidence there is no at all.
It has several tops, there being a low hill, there is a Buddhism temple in the top vicinity. The road which from the hill extends to the straight line on north probably at one time kingcraft.