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Culture of Cambodia. Throughout Cambodia 's long history, religion has been a major source of cultural inspiration. Over nearly two millennia, Cambodians have developed a unique Cambodian culture and belief system from the syncreticism of indigenous animistic beliefs and the Indian religions of Buddhism and Hinduism.
An ethnic map of Cambodia. The vast majority of Cambodia's population is of ethnic Khmer origin (over 95%) who are speakers of the Khmer language, the country's sole official language. Cambodia's population is largely homogeneous. Its minority groups include Chams (1.2%), Vietnamese (0.1%) and Chinese (0.1%).
Apr 2, 2024 · The Kingdom of Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ឬ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា) (sometimes transliterated as Kampuchea to more closely represent the Khmer pronunciation) is a Southeast Asian nation bordered by Vietnam to the east, Laos to the north, Thailand to the northwest, and the Gulf of ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Khmer Rouge, a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The movement came to power after a civil war allowed it to establish a government in Cambodia’s capital. While in power the Khmer Rouge was one of the most brutal Marxist governments in the 20th century, killing 1.5–2 million people.
Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី , réachthéani [riəceaʔtʰiəniː] ; lit. 'capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Sep 12, 2017 · The Khmer Rouge was a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia, under the leadership of Marxist dictator Pol Pot, from 1975 to 1979. Pol Pot’s attempts to create a Cambodian “master race” through ...
The Khmer Rouge ( / kəˌmɛər ˈruːʒ /; French: [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ]; Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម, Khmêr Krâhâm [kʰmae krɑːhɑːm]; lit. ' Red Khmer ') is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.
