Cambodia
Videos
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline alon
Glazed stoneware dating back to the 12th century
Angkor Wat
Faces of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara at Prasat Bayon
Norodom Sihanouk and Mao Zedong in 1956
Khmer people
Videos
The Khmer people are an ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Austroasiatic languag
Cambodia
…Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate. 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…
Photo of a Khmer bride in traditional clothing featuring the sbai (ceremonial breast sash) and sampot sarabap (brocade silk skirt) draped as ka'at kbal neak ("folded like a naga head"), by Gervais-Courtellemont, published in 1928
Khmer people in traditional Khmer attire during the new year
Ancient Khmer script
Angkor Wat in the 1900s