Khao Phra Wihan National Park - Pha Mo I Daeng

Pha Mo I Daeng

Pha (ผา) is a cliff, crag, rock or tor.

Mo (มอ) pronounced like English "maw" with an even tone means gray or gloomy. (Royal Institute Dictionary 1982 edition “mo” definition 4: blurred, such as mountains obscured darkly (มอ ๔/มอ/ สีมัวๆ อย่างสีดำเจือขาว.)

I (อี) pronounced like English "ee" is a designation for one without customary restraint.

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.