The Krâvanh Mountains, or literally "Cardamom Mountains" (Khmerregular script: , Chuor Phnom Krâvanh; Thai: เขาบรรทัด, Khao Banthat), is a mountain range in the south-west area of Cambodia, near the border with Thailand. The highest elevation is the 1,813 meters (5,948 feet) high Phnom Aural near Pouthisat, which is also the highest elevation of Cambodia. Genera Aframomum Amomum Elettaria The name cardamom is used for species within three genera of the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae), namely Elettaria, Amomum and Aframomum. ... Khmer is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ... The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog translated into Khmer. ... Image File history File links Kravanh. ... Phnom Aural is the tallest peak in Cambodia. ... Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs | Provinces of Cambodia ...
The mountain range extends along a southeast-northwest axis, and is continued to the southeast by the Dâmrei Mountains and to the northwest by an extension into Thailand territory (Chanthaburi Province) known as the Soi Dao Mountains (Khao Soi Dao). The Dâmrei Mountains (Khmer regular script: ), literally the Elephant Mountains, are situated in the southwest of Cambodia. ... History After the Paknam crisis in 1893 the French colonist troops occupied Chanthaburi, returning it in 1905 when Thailand gave up ownership of the western part of Cambodia. ...
The hills formed the last resort of the Khmer Rouge and was thus inaccessible. This however helped to preserve the nature, so the mountains now form a well-preserved ecoregion. Some of the Khmer Rouge leadership during their period in power. ...
The mountain range extends along a southeast-northwest axis, and is continued to the southeast by the Dâmrei Mountains and to the northwest by an extension into Thailand territory (Chanthaburi Province) known as the Soi Dao Mountains (Khao Soi Dao).
The mountain range is home to fourteen endangered and threatened mammal species including Asian elephant, Indochinese_Tiger, Malayan sun bear, Pileated gibbon, Irrawaddy and humpback dolphins, and half of Cambodia’s bird species.
The population of the CardamomMountain Range is extremely poor, and threats to the biological diversity of the region include habitat loss due to illegal logging, wildlife poaching, and forest fires caused by slash-and-burn agriculture.
As the southwestern extension of the Phetchabun mountains, it is part of the division between the Chao Phraya river valley and the Khorat Plateau of northeastern Thailand.
It has a length of about 230 km, and is continued by the CardamomMountains to the south and the Dongrak escarpement to the east.
The mountains are drained to the north by several tributaries to the Mun River, while the south drains into the Prachinburi River.
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