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Go to more about Cambodia and the Khmers
Ancient Khmers __ Good general overview of Khmer civilization. - photos, history - From Pacific University - http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/khmer/index.html
Angkor, Cambodia: a major center of the ancient Khmer culture __ Learn about the temple complex and vies in\mages from space. Angkor once held a million people. - illustrated - From Athena Review - http://www.athenapub.com/image/angkor1.htm
Cambodia history, history of Cambodia Angkor __ A history of 'classic' Cambodia and the Khmer people. You will find other interesting information about Cambodia at this commercial travel website. - From angkorjourney.asievoyage.org - http://angkorjourney.asievoyage.org/histoire.html
Cambodia in Modern
History: Beauty and Darkness __ "The Beauty and Darkness project provides
information on the recent history of Cambodia, particulary the Khmer Rouge
period. This includes materials pertaining to Cambodia, as well as information
about Cambodian refugees and immigrants abroad." There is a lot of material here
to digest. - From mekong.net -
http://www.mekong.net/cambodia/
Ethnologue report for Cambodia __ Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in
Cambodia. - From SIL International -
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Cambodia
Cambodian History __ Essay about Cambodian history. Information is about ancient Cambodia with only the last paragraph dedicated to the 20th century. - From Dr. Sam-Ang Sam - http://research.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/histcamb.htm
Cambodian Classical Dance / History __ "... We can know through the universal language of dance when we are moved, and when the quality of a people's art has touched our common humanity. That is the case with the Khmer classical dancers." - Quote from Senator Bob Dole. Learn more about this art form, its history and meaning. You will also find links to related material. - illustrated - From Tom and Chamroeun - http://users.rcn.com/tskramer/history.html
Khmer Culture Off the Cafe Trail __ Read a little about Khmer culture in Vietnam. You will find candles that burn 70 years. - From gocvietnam.com - http://www.gocvietnam.com/fa_khmer_culture.html
Khmer New Year __ "When
seeing or hearing the word `Khmer' such as `Khmer New Year', Khmer Community, or
Khmer Temple, many people are not familiar with the word `Khmer', and they ask
what "Khmer" is? We would like to take this opportunity to provide a brief
explanation about the word "Khmer". In practice, the two words, Khmer and
Cambodian, can be used to replace each other." Learn more about the people and
the celebration. - From University of Washington -
http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/cambodian/khmer_new_yr.html
Khmer People - Cambodia __ You will read about the life of the local Khmer
people as described by a Chinese traveler in 1296. You can find a whole lot more
in this website. - illustrated - From cambodia-travel.com -
http://www.cambodia-travel.com/khmer/people.htm
Photos of Angkor & the Khmer Civilization __ An online gallery of Angkor and other Khmer sites. - illustrated - From archaeologyphotos.com - http://www.archaeologyphotos.com/Angkor/index.htm
Religion of Khmer Civilization __ "Since the ancient time, the Khmers had accepted the two great religions from India, i.e. Hinduism and Buddhism, by which the former one was more popular. Hinduism had played an important role in Khmer civilization as the Angkor monarchs adopted its concept of deva-raja, or "god-king", by which the king was revered as an incarnation of the god Shiva, a supreme Hindu deity who was regarded as a protector." A good overview. - From cambodia-travel.com - http://www.cambodia-travel.com/khmer/religion.htm
Royalty.nu - The History of Cambodia - Cambodian Royalty __ You will find a fascinating story here as well as many click-to-read stories about King Norodom Sihanouk. there are also links to the royal family tree and much more. - From royalty.nu - http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/Cambodia.html
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Cambodia __ The official royal website with information about the king and queen, their activities, messages and much more. - illustrated - From norodomsihanouk.info - http://www.norodomsihanouk.info/
Tom and Chamroeun's Home Page __ A wonderful and charming introduction to contemporary and historic Cambodia and Khmer culture. - illustrated - from Tom and Chamroeun - http://users.rcn.com/tskramer/
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