Phnom Nam Lyr is a 1030 m

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...

hill in eastern Mondulkiri province, close to the border with

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The site is sacred to the

Bunong people The Bunong (alternatively Phnong, Punong, or Pnong)Smith, P. (2010). ''The Bunong Culture of Silence: Exploring Bunong perspectives on participation at the interface between Bunong culture and development organisations.'' is an indigenous ethn ...

. The rock is part of the Chhlong Plateau, a

Quaternary The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), as well as the current and most recent of the twelve periods of the ...

period volcanic basaltic dome, that has been heavily eroded to form hills and valleys. The site is being considered as a

UNESCO Global Geopark UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) are geoparks certified by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council as meeting all the requirements for belonging to the Global Geoparks Network (GGN). The GGN is both a network of geoparks and the agency of the United Nati ...

. The site is a popular tourist attraction for tourists.{{Cite web, last=Hong, first=Raksmey, title=See otherworldly landscapes on Mondulkiri's giant rock mountain, url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/travel/see-otherworldly-landscapes-mondulkiris-giant-rock-mountain, access-date=2022-02-20, website=www.phnompenhpost.com, language=en

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Sacred mountains Sacred rocks