Phnom Aural
The highest peak in Cambodia at 1,813 metres, in the eastern Cardamom Mountains in Kampong Speu province. It lies inside Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary. It rises above forest that shelters elephants and many other rare animals, and is a hard trek for those who attempt it.
- Where
- Kampong Speu, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.0319, 104.1706
Get the Phnom Aural stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phnom Aural. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kampong Speu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phnom Aural
Oudong 67 km
The royal capital of Cambodia from 1618 to 1866, at the foot of Phnom Oudong in Kampong Speu province. Stupas holding the ashes of kings stand along the ridge, and a long stairway climbs to a hilltop with views over the plain.
Boeung Kak 95 km
A lake area in central Phnom Penh that was once the city's largest urban lake. It was filled with sand from about 2008, and the area is now being rebuilt as a new district.
Tonle Sap 95 km
The largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, in central Cambodia. Its size changes greatly with the seasons because the Tonle Sap River reverses its flow in the rainy season, and floating villages sit on its waters.
Phnom Penh Cathedral 96 km
A French Gothic revival cathedral finished in Phnom Penh in 1927, known as Christ the King. The Khmer Rouge tore it down stone by stone in April 1975, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications now stands on the site. Its surviving bells sit at the National Museum.
Raffles Hotel Le Royal 96 km
A colonial hotel in Phnom Penh opened in 1929. It has hosted writers, politicians and journalists, and its Elephant Bar remains a well known place for a drink. It was restored in the 1990s and remains one of the best known colonial buildings in the city.
National Library of Cambodia 96 km
The national library, founded by the French in Phnom Penh in 1924. It is housed in a colonial building near Wat Phnom and holds books and archives from before the Khmer Rouge period.
Vattanac Capital 96 km
A 39 storey, 187 metre tower in central Phnom Penh, one of the tallest buildings in the city. A viewing floor near the top gives wide views over the capital and the rivers.
Wat Phnom 96 km
A Buddhist temple on a small artificial hill in the centre of Phnom Penh, said to be the origin of the city's name. A tall stupa stands beside the pagoda, and the hill is the highest point in the city.
Questions
Where is Phnom Aural?
Phnom Aural is in Kampong Speu, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Oudong (67 km), Boeung Kak (95 km), Tonle Sap (95 km).
How do I get the Phnom Aural stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phnom Aural and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kampong Speu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phnom Aural before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kampong Speu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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