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Captivating Cambodia! 'o9
Wednesday, April 29, 2009; 11:18 PM
Why captivating?
-Geography
Phnom Penh is the Kingdom of Cambodia's capital and largest city.
The country is bordered by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Also, it is surrounded by Tonle Sap and the Mekong River which provides water for fishing.
-People
The citizens are mostly referred to as 'Cambodians' or 'Khmers' although the latter is used only for ethnic Khmers.
-Culture
Cambodia was once the powerful Buddhist and Hindu Khmer empire, which ruled most of the Indo-Chinese states from the 1000s to the 1300s. Most are Buddhists, but there are Muslims and other religions too. A large part of the population focus on agriculture.
-Other placses of interest
Angkor Wat is a temple frrom the Khmer empire's age; it is the best preserved temple from that time. Its size shows how Cambodia was a major regional power at that time. After a long series of wars with neighbouring kingdoms, Angkor was sacked by the Thai and abandoned in 1432 because of ecological failure and infrastructure breakdown. After Angkor was abandoned, the buildings were swallowed up by jungle creating a myth of a hidden lost civilization.
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