Kirirom National Park

Kirirom National Park

Kirirom National Park is a national park of Cambodia, located 112km from Phnom Penh off 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 [Forbes, Andrew (2006). "Insight Compact Guide: Cambodia", pp. 41. APA Publications and GeoCenter International Limited in association with "The Discovery Channel" ISBN 13-978-981-258-485-4] .

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 [ [http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10103 KampucheaLibre, 23 November 2006] ] .

Kirirom is now a popular recreation site. Within driving distance of Phnom Penh, on weekends a significant number of people travel to the park. Many vendors sell various types of food, though some visitors prefer to bring picnic lunches.

External Links

* [http://www.khmerwebgroup.com/tourismcambodia/kirirom_resort.php KIRIROM RESORT]

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