Battambang is a major rice-growing province and is often called Cambodia's rice bowl. Its provincial capital has well-preserved French colonial architecture, the Phare Ponleu Selpak arts school, the bat caves at Phnom Sampov and a short bamboo train ride for visitors.
Khmer is the official language and is spoken by the vast majority of the population.
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, with more than two million residents.
Cambodian New Year, or Choul Chnam Thmey, is the biggest traditional holiday in Cambodia.
Khmer classical dance, also called the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, is a traditional performing art with graceful hand and finger gestures and elaborate costumes.
Amok is a traditional Khmer dish of freshwater fish mixed with coconut milk and kroeung spice paste, then steamed in banana leaves.
Popular destinations include the Angkor temples in Siem Reap, the capital Phnom Penh, the coastal city of Sihanoukville and the islands of Koh Rong, the rivers…
