Things you do not know about Cambodia

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - Most Arab travelers to Cambodia do not take Cambodia as a direct destination from their countries, but put it on their list from Malaysia or neighboring countries, and the matter is especially for matters related to the conditions of their stay in those countries, but can the traveler seriously think about This beautiful and cheap destination?

- Cambodia has attractive beaches in the south and the temples of Angkor Wat , which are the best place to visit around the planet, according to the Lonely Planet guide.

- The month of April is the hottest month of the year, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius, and it has a high percentage of humidity, so even if you sit under the shade, you will be sweating within minutes.

Cambodia, unlike other Southeast Asian countries, has a strong influence of Indian culture, in dance, music, clothing, and perhaps writing as well.

- The Cambodian language is not written in Latin, so it will be difficult for you to read place names, for example, and the Khmer language has 35 consonants and 40 vowels.

- The Khmer New Year is during the month of April and everyone is on a date with returning to the villages to celebrate with the family for three consecutive days. Perhaps this is the best time to visit Angkor Wat.

- Angkor Wat is the largest of the temples and it sits on square miles of different sites and multiple subsidiary temples that were built about 1000 years ago, and it is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

- The currency in Cambodia is riyals, and the US dollar is equivalent to about 4 thousand riyals, but the US dollar can be widely dealt with as if it were the main currency, and it is not surprising that you offer the seller ten dollars, and he will return to you two dollars and two thousand riyals.

- In Cambodia, there is a paradise of tropical and tropical fruits, such as dragon fruit, durian, lychee, green mango (sour), rambutan, palmyra, star apple and others.

- The food tastes like other forms of Indian and Asian restaurants, with lots of fried rice and noodles in a light sauce, and because there is no particular type of food that is very tasty and exciting, you will only see oddities of street food such as locusts, spiders and scorpions.

- 90% of the Cambodian population practices Theravada Buddhism, so you will often see appearances of monks with shaved heads and orange robes, and you will notice that there are some random things mixed with Hinduism, and this is due to the fact that the religion in Cambodia mixes Buddhism and Hinduism.

- There are about 6% of the population of Muslims, and they are concentrated in Kampong Cham in particular, and they are present in most states, so it is very possible to find halal restaurants easily in major cities.