Rattanak Kiri

Rattanak Kiri is a mountainous border province in the north-east of Cambodia. The capital of the province called Banlung. Distance betw. Phnom Penh and Banlung is about 600 km away. Rattanak Kiri equates to easier in German Gemstone mountains (Rattanak called gems and Kiri means mountains. The province is famous for its natural beauty, gemstones (zircon, amethyst, peridot, Schwarzopale ...) and a variety of ethnic groups. 80% of the inhabitants of Rattanak Kiri are ethnic groups with different languages ​​and cultures. The best known are Tumpon, Kreung, Prov, Jarai, kachok, Kavet, Lun, Vietnamese, Cham, Khmer, Lao and Chinese.
Jarai and Tum Pon have long and Kreung have round houses.
Rattanak Kiri has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the region. The province is 10 782 Km2 large and has 184,000 inhabitants (2013). In Banlung about 30,000 people live. Most visitors Rattanak Kiris select the city Banlung as a starting point for their excursions. There are many attractions in this province. In addition to the villages, the various ethnic groups and their culture and waterfalls are very popular destinations of visitors.
A few attractions in Überblik:

•     Boeng Yeak Laom (volcanic lake) - 5km from the city of Banlung removed
•     Cha Ong Waterfall - 6 km from the city of Banlung
•     the Kachanh waterfall, 6 km from the city of Banlung,
•     the Katieng waterfall, 8 km from the city of Banlung,
•     Ou Seanlair waterfall, 30 km from the city of Banlung,
•     Veal Ram Plang, 14 km from the city of Banlung,
•     the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary, about 50 km from the city of Banlung,
•     the Virachey National Park, 60 km from the city of Banlung,

    Elephant Trekking: these animals come in Rattanak Kiri ago in the wild, but are used by minorities also in the slash and burn. With some of these elephant trekking tours can be undertaken. Lt. Wildlife Conservation Society (WLC), WWF and Fauna and Flora International (FFI) it gabT in 2009 about 116 elephants in Rattanak Kiri / Phnom Penh Post, 7:04:09 /.