Portal:Cambodia

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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It borders Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles), and has a population of about 17 million. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh.

In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire. The Indianised kingdom facilitated the spread of first Hinduism and then Buddhism to Southeast Asia and undertook religious infrastructural projects throughout the region. In the 15th century, it began a decline in power (the Post-Angkor Period) until, in 1863, it became the French Protectorate of Cambodia.

Following the 1991 Paris Peace Accords which formally ended the war with Vietnam, Cambodia was governed by a United Nations mission (1992–93). The UN withdrew after the 1993 Cambodian general election, decided by around 90% of registered voters. The 1997 coup d'état consolidated power under Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). While constitutionally a multi-party state, CPP dominates the political system and dissolved its main opposition party in 2017, making it a de facto one-party state. The UN now designates it a least developed country. (Full article...)

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The Cambodian Royal Chronicles or Cambodian Chronicles (Rajabansavatar or Rapa Ksatr) are a collection of 18th and 19th century historical manuscripts that focus on the time from around the year 1430 to the beginning of the 16th century. This period of Cambodia's history is considered to be the Middle Periods, as it marks the end of the Khmer Empire. Written sources such as Sanskrit epigraphy become obsolete, beginning in the first half of the 14th century. Even Old Khmer inscriptions are absent until the middle of the 16th century. The last king mentioned in the ancient inscriptions of Angkor is King Jayavarman Parameshwara (or Jayavarma-Paramesvara), who reigned from 1327 to 1336.

The manuscripts (Sastra Slek Rit) on palm leaves and bound together in bundles are only short-lived. Surviving texts are copies and in many cases only fragments remain. The chronicles begin in 1796 and last far into the 19th century. Records tackle with the chronology of the kings, foreign affairs, relations to neighboring countries, internal conflicts among the Khmer kings, civil wars, controversies over royal succession and marriage and leadership issues among others. (Full article...)

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Image 1A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 2Khmer couple in wedding attires (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 3Khmer pagoda in Prek Leap (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 4Khmer couple in traditional clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 5The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 7Map of Funan at around the 3rd century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 8Flag of Cambodia pre-1864 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 9Phnom Penh in 1964. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 10Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 11Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 12A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 13A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 14Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 15A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 16Khmer musical instruments and theatre masks (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 171780 map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 18Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 19Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 20Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture (from History of Cambodia)
Image 21Traditional Khmer music performance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 22A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 23Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 24Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 25Archers mounted on elephants (from History of Cambodia)
Image 26Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 27Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 28An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 29Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 30Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 31A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 32Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 33Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 34
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Image 35Phnom Penh in 1973 amid the Cambodian Civil War. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 36Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 37Khmer royal ballet (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 38A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 39Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 40The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 41Archaeologists examine prehistoric cave paintings in Pursat province (from Early history of Cambodia)
Image 42Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 43An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 44Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 45Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 46Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII (from History of Cambodia)
Image 47Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 48A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 49Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 50Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 51Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 52Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia, 1964 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 53King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 54Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 55Map of South-east Asia c. 900 CE, showing the Khmer Empire in red, Champa in yellow and Haripunjaya in light green, plus additional surrounding states (from History of Cambodia)
Image 56Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 58Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 59The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 60Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 61Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 62Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 63Amok Trey, Cambodia’s national dish (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 64Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 65Win-Win Memorial, dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 66Moonlight pavilion in Phnom Penh (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 67Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 68Children practicing Bokator (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 69Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 70John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 71Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh (from History of Cambodia)
Image 72The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 73Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 74Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 75Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)

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... that Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann declined a request from Lee Kuan Yew to help design Singapore?
... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence?
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... that had Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead?

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...that former King Norodom Sihanouk holds the Guinness World Record for the politician who has occupied the greatest variety of political offices?

...that current Prime Minister Hun Sen started his term in 1985?

...that the Tonlé Sap supplies 60% of Cambodia's protein intake?

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Famous Cambodians

Notable Cambodians include:

François Chau - Actor/Fisherman
Chuon Nath - Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism, father of the Khmer dictionary
Patricia Hy-Boulais - Professional tennis player
Keng Vannsak - Famous Khmer writer, philosopher and linguist
Khun Srun - Khmer writer
Kong Bunchhoeun - Famous Khmer poet and songwriter.
Kris Dim - Pro bodybuilder
Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt - Angelina Jolie's adopted son
Haing S. Ngor - Academy Award winner
Somaly Mam - Human rights activist, Olympic flag bearer
Rithy Panh - Director
Dith Pran - New York Times photo journalist
Norodom Sihanouk - King, Prime Minister, Actor, Director, Songwriter, Screenwriter
Loung Ung - Human rights activist
Chhun Yasith - President of Cambodian Freedom Fighters
Ros Sereysothea - One of the greatest female Khmer singers from the 1960s and early '70s
Sinn Sisamouth - Considered the greatest Khmer singer ever who also often sang with Sothea
Soth Polin - Famous Khmer writer
Touch Sunnix - Famous female Khmer singer.
Vann Molyvann - Considered the greatest Cambodian architect
Vong Sarendy - Fleet Admiral in the Khmer Republic, head of the Khmer National Navy (MNK) from 1970 to 1975.
Sosthène Fernandez - commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) and chief of general staff of the Khmer Republic.

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