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Phnom Srey and Phnom Pros
Located at Kro La Commune, Kampong Siem
District in Seven- kilometer distance from the provincial town of Kampong Cham
or 114-kilometre distance from Phnom Penh with exceeding 500 Meters to the left.
The pagoda of Phnom Pros has official name called “What Sovan Kiri Rotanak Phnom
Pros”; in 1000 Meters to the North, there is another mountain, which has pointed
peak called “Phnom Srey”. North of the Phnom Srey, there are ranks of mountains
such as mountains of Dang Rek, Ba Ley and Chhuk. The mountain of Pros has dull
peak and has approximate 30-metre height. It can be reached by road until the
top. At the top, there are a high-five peak temple adapted the model of Bontey
Srey temple and two pagodas closed to each other: one is the old pagodas having
two peaks built in Sang Kum Reas Niyum time and the other one is being built.
Under the temple, there is a big statue with 15-metre height built by the first
dead of pagoda, named Keo So. At the mountain base, there are Kot for monks
staying.
In addition, at the top of Pros Mountain we can view the beautiful scene of
Kampong Cham province. From 1975-1979, the mountain of Pros was a big detention
place for torturing Cambodian people in Kampong Cham province. The mountain of
Srey has pointed peak and can be climbed up by 308 Stair steps. At the top,
there is a ruined temple, with a few nuns and no monks who stay to maintain and
collect contribution to rebuild the temple. In this resort, there are many local
people who go there during the Khmer traditional festivals such as Khmer New
Year and Pchum Ben.
Source: Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
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