Portal:Cambodia

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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and 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), dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate and is rich in biodiversity. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.

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, the most famous of which is Angkor Wat. In the 15th century, it began a decline in power until, in 1863, Cambodia became a French protectorate. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, Cambodia declared independence from France in 1953. The Vietnam War embroiled the country in civil war during the 1960s, culminating in a 1970 coup which installed the US-aligned Khmer Republic and the takeover of the communist Khmer Rouge in 1975. The Khmer Rouge ruled the country and carried out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, until they were ousted during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Peace was restored by the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and subsequent United Nations peacekeeping mission, establishing a new constitution, holding the 1993 general election, and ending long-term insurgencies. The 1997 coup d'état consolidated power under Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). (Full article...)

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The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Khmer: សម្ព័ន្ធខ្មែរជំរឿន និងការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស, romanized: sampnth khmer chomruen ning karpar setthimnous; French: Ligue cambodgienne de défense des droits de l'homme), commonly known by its French acronym LICADHO (/liːˈkɑːdoʊ/; Khmer: លីកាដូ [liːkaːɗoː]; French: [likado]), is a national Cambodian human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1992. It is based in Phnom Penh and also operates 12 provincial offices. LICADHO's activities focus on monitoring human rights violations, providing legal representation to victims of human rights abuses and providing humanitarian assistance to victims of human rights abuses. The organization also monitors 18 Cambodian prisons and has specialized programs for the protection of women's rights and children's rights. LICADHO is regularly cited in the Cambodian media for stories on local human rights issues. The organization has also received international coverage for its work to combat human trafficking and prisons, and has been particularly vocal in highlighting Cambodia's land-grabbing crisis since 2003. Current LICADHO director Naly Pilorge has authored a number of op-eds in major international media outlets publicizing the human rights situation in Cambodia. LICADHO was the sole Cambodian rights organization invited to testify at a 2013 US House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on Cambodia's "looming political and social crisis". (Full article...)

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Image 1Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 2Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 3Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia, 1964 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 4Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 5Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Map of Funan at around the 3rd century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 7Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 8Traditional Khmer music performance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 9A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 10Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 11Khmer musical instruments and theatre masks (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 12Hun Sen was the longest-serving head of government in Cambodia's history. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 13A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 14Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 15Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 16The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 17Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 18Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 19Phnom Penh in 1973 amid the Cambodian Civil War. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 21Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 22
Topography of Cambodia
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Image 23The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 24A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 25Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 26Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 27Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 28Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 29Phnom Penh in 1964. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 30An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 31Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh (from History of Cambodia)
Image 32Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 33Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 34Archers mounted on war elephants, stone relief at the Bayon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 35A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 36The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 37A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 38Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII (from History of Cambodia)
Image 39King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 40The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 41Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 42Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 43Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 44Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 45Moonlight pavilion in Phnom Penh (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 46Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 47Khmer couple in traditional clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 48Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture (from History of Cambodia)
Image 49Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 50Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 51Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 52Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 53Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 54A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 551780 map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 56An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57Archaeologists examine prehistoric cave paintings in Pursat province (from Early history of Cambodia)
Image 58Win-Win Memorial, dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 59Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 60Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 61A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 62Map 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 63Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 64John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 65Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 66A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 67Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 68Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 69Flag of Cambodia pre-1864 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 70Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)

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... that the French, when they began to colonize Cambodia, agreed that Angkor Wat was in Thailand?
... that had Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead?
... 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 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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