Khao Phra Wihan National Park
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อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาพระวิหาร | |
Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) |
Khao Phra Wihan National Park (
Gateway to Prasat Khao Phra Wihan
Dispute
In 2007,
Following a February 2011 request from Cambodia for Thai military forces to be ordered out of the area, judges of the International Court by a vote of 11–5 ordered that both countries immediately withdraw their military forces, and further imposed restrictions on their police forces. The court said its ruling would not prejudice any final ruling on where the border in the area between Thailand and Cambodia should fall. It could take the court many months or even years to reach that decision.[7] Abhisit Vejjajiva (caretaker Prime Minister since the just-concluded 2011 Thai general election) said that Thai soldiers will not pull out from the disputed area until the military of both countries agree on the mutual withdrawal. "[I]t depends on the two sides to come together and talk," he said, suggesting that an existing joint border committee would be the appropriate place to plan a coordinated pullback.[8]
Nomenclature
The park's name is of Pali-Sanskrit origin.
- Prasat (forts.
- Phra (พระ) is from Sanskrit varaḥ "excellent."
- Wihan (Vihara "temple" or its central structure.
- Khao (เขา) is Thai for a mount, mountain, or hill ("phnom" in Khmer; Cambodians may say "Phnom Preah Vihear".[9]) เขาวิหาร may be translated into the English language as Temple Hill.[10]
Pha Mo I Daeng
- Pha (ผา) is a cliff, crag, rock or tor.[11]
- Mo (มอ) pronounced like English "maw" with an even tone means gray or gloomy.Royal Institute Dictionary 1982 edition"mo" definition 4: [qualifier] blurred, such as mountains obscured darkly (มอ ๔/มอ/[วิเศษณ์] สีมัว ๆ อย่างสีดำเจือขาว.)
- I (อี) pronounced like English "ee" is a designation for one without customary restraint.[13]
- Daeng (แดง) is red.
Mo Ee Daeng Cliff rears over 500 metres above the Cambodian plain. In 1987, a Border Protection Ranger Unit discovered two groups of bas-relief images and engravings. The Management Plan says on p. 14, "Based on iconography, the figures are dated circa 10th century, or older than Preah Vihear Temple." The figures are now a highlight of the park. Some parts have flaked off, so the area is barred behind a gate. A staircase leads down to the gate, where the images are clearly visible.
Other sights
The park is covered by dry evergreen forest, mixed dipterocarp forest, and deciduous dipterocarp forest with tree species like
'Twin Stupas. The Twin Stupas are two red sandstone structures, 1.93 m. square and 4.20 m. high, with lotus-bud-shaped apices.
Don Tuan Khmer Ruins. Built during the 10th -11th Century, the Khmer Ruins near Ban Phume Sarol (บ้านภูมิซรอล) are located at 14°24′26″N 104°44′45″E / 14.40722°N 104.74583°E, 350 meters onto the Cambodia side of the distinct watershed border ridge, at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level, 30 meters below and 350 meters southwest of the border ridge. The only road access, however, is from Thailand. Legend tells that in the past a lady known as Nang Nom Yai or Nieng Non dor (in Khmer), stopped to rest here on her way to visit a king.
Namtok and Tham Khun Sri. The three-tiered waterfall, above the cave, is situated west of Sra trao close to trail to Phreah Vihear. Khun Sri Cave is of gigantic proportions and was believed to have been the accommodation of Khun Sri, a noble man who controlled rock cutting at Sra Trao at the time of the construction of Preah Vihear Sanctuary.
Namtok Phu La-Ō (น้ำตกภูละออ). Situated in Phanom Dongrak Wildlife Sanctuary, Tambon Sao Thongchai, the small waterfall turns vibrant during September to February.
See also
- Cambodian–Thai border dispute
- Irridentism
- Preah Vihear Temple
- List of national parks of Thailand
- List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
Notes
- ^ [1] [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 83
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"Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia v. Thailand)". Summary of the Summary of the Judgment of 15 June 1962. Dissenting Opinions.
- ^ Bora Touch, Esq. (29 June 2008). "Preah Vihear Temple and the Thai's Misunderstanding of the World Court Judgment of 15 June 1962". preah-vihear.com/preahv2.jpg. www.preah-vihear.com. Archived from the original (JPEG Image) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
(Preah Vihear A Disputed Area))
- ^ "Temple of Preah Vihear". World Heritage Convention. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
Cambodia / N14 23 18 E104 41 2 / Date of Inscription: 2008 / Criteria: (i) / Property : 155 ha / Buffer zone: 2,643 ha / Ref: 1224rev
- ^ "Management Plan for Preah Vihear Mountain and Its Setting" (PDF Version 1.6 (Acrobat 7.x)1.02 MB). File 03MgnPlan Created 7/1/2008 ; modified 7/2/2008. Office of Archaeology (สำนักโบราณคดี), Fine Arts Department (อำมาตยากรมศิลปากร), Ministry of Culture, and ICOMOS Thailand (อืโคโมสไทย) 81/1 Si Ayutthaya Rd., Dusit District, Bangkok 10300, THAILAND. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
From the meeting [11th – 14th, January, 2008 in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh,] it has been discovered that there are unacceptable scientific inaccuracies in the content of the documents, from the Nomination File composed by the Cambodian party to the Conclusion Report composed by international experts. The Thai experts, therefore, declared dissociation from the international experts group and rebutted the scientific information as mentioned.
- ^ "UN orders troops away from temple". The Independent. 18 July 2011. Asia. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Arthur Max (18 July 2011). "UN court draws DMZ for Thai, Cambodia troops". The San Francisco Examiner. AP. Retrieved 18 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Prasat Preah Vihear Temple". www.preah-vihear.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
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ISBN 974-08-3253-9.
- ^ So, p. 194
- ^ So, p. 222
- ^ So, p. 339
External links
- Preah Vihear travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Khao Phra Wihan National Park at Wikimedia Commons