Cambodia

Notable facts

• Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world by land area.
• The Khmer script has 74 letters, the longest alphabet in use.
• Tonlé Sap reverses its flow twice a year, swelling to several times its dry-season size.
• Cambodia’s New Year, Choul Chnam Thmey, is celebrated in mid-April over three days.

World Heritage 5 sites

• Angkor 1992 · Cultural In danger
• Temple of Preah Vihear 2008 · Cultural
• Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura 2017 · Cultural

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National dish

Fish amokអាម៉ុក Freshwater fish in a coconut and kroeung curry, steamed in a banana-leaf cup until set like a custard.