This fishermen's village at the fringe of Phnom Penh has a mixture of Malay Cham, Khmer and Vietnamese dwellers.The fishermen however are mainly Malay Cham. The Vietnamese largely act as middlemen and the Khmer generally own the marketplaces. A typical Cham village can be easily identified by the presence of the village mosque and rows of perahus lining up the shore.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Tonle Sap : Living By the Edge
This fishermen's village at the fringe of Phnom Penh has a mixture of Malay Cham, Khmer and Vietnamese dwellers.The fishermen however are mainly Malay Cham. The Vietnamese largely act as middlemen and the Khmer generally own the marketplaces. A typical Cham village can be easily identified by the presence of the village mosque and rows of perahus lining up the shore.
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