Portal:Cambodia

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Cambodia (/kæmˈboʊdiə/ ^ⓘ; Khmer: កម្ពុជា; UNGEGN: Kâmpŭchéa), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: រាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា; UNGEGN: Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, spanning an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. The 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 fifteenth century, Cambodia experienced a decline of power, and in 1863, it became a protectorate of France. After a period of Japanese occupation during the Second World War, Cambodia gained independence in 1953. The Vietnam War extended into the country in 1965 via the Ho Chi Minh and Sihanouk trails. A 1970 coup installed the US-aligned Khmer Republic, which was overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The Khmer Rouge ruled the country and carried out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. The Vietnamese-occupied People's Republic of Kampuchea became the de facto government. 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 holding elections in which around 90% of the registered voters cast ballots. 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 Cambodia a de facto one-party state. (Full article...)

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Pradal Serey (Khmer: ប្រដាល់សេរី [prɑɗal seːrəj]) or Kun Khmer (Khmer: គុនខ្មែរ [kun kʰmae]) is a combat sport that originated in Cambodia. The official Khmer name of the sport is Kbach Kun Pradal Khmer (Khmer: ក្បាច់គុនប្រដាល់ខ្មែរ [kʰɓac kun prɑɗal kʰmae]). In Khmer, pradal means fighting or boxing and serey means free. Thus, pradal serey may be translated as "free fighting" or "free boxing". The sport consists of stand up striking and clinch fighting where the objective is to knock an opponent out, force a technical knockout, or win a match by points.

Pradal Serey is most well known for its kicking technique, which generates power from hip rotation rather than snapping the leg. Pradal Serey consists of four types of strikes: punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes. The clinch is used to wear down the opponent. In the clinch, opponents battle for dominant position for short range strikes by way of elbows and knees. Cambodian fighters tend to utilize more elbow strikes than that of other martial arts in the region. In pradal serey, more victories come by way of an elbow technique than any other strikes. (Full article...)

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Image 1Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 2Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 3A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 4Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 5Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 7Masks and shadow puppets (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 8The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 9Khmer Wedding Dress (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 10Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 11Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 12Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 13Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 14A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 15Win-Win Memorial, dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 16Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 17Map of Funan at around the 3rd century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 18Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 19Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 21A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 22Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture (from History of Cambodia)
Image 23A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 24King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 25Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 26Flag of Cambodia pre-1864 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 27Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 28An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 29Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 30A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 31Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 32Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 331780 map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 34A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 35Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 36Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia, 1964 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 37Map 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 38Pre-wedding photographs of Cambodian couple at Angkor Wat (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 39Khmer Apsara dancers (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 40Cham Muslim in Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 41Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in 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 43Phnom Penh noodles with soup on the side. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 44Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 45Musical instruments and costumes (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 46A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 47Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 48Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 49An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 50Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII (from History of Cambodia)
Image 51Archers mounted on elephants (from History of Cambodia)
Image 52Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 53Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian heritage site. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 54The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 55Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 56Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 58The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 59A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 60Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 61John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 62Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 63Cambodian chicken rice congee (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 64Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh (from History of Cambodia)
Image 65A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 66Some styles of sbai clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 67
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Image 68Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 69Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 70Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 71Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 72Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 73Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)

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... that Cambodian leader Hun Sen released four imprisoned dissidents as a "gift" to the United States upon the opening of its new embassy in Phnom Penh?
... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia?
... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence?

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...that Sisowath Monivong was the king of Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941?

...that the primary rainforest of Cambodia went from 70% in the 1970s to 3% in today's time?

...that there were 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims in Cambodia as late as 1975? Read more at Islam in Cambodia.

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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