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INDIGENOUS KHMER KROM PEOPLES
Kampuchea Krom means “Cambodia Below” or “South Cambodia”, “Krom” in Khmer also means under to indicate “Southern.” Kampuchea Krom was the southernmost territory of the Khmer Empire, and it was once known as (French) Cochin China. It is the South-western part of Vietnam. It covers an area of 89,000 Km2 with Cambodia to the north, the Gulf of Siam to the west and the South China Sea to the south, and the Champa’s territory to the northeast, Prei Nokor was one of the most important commercial cities in Kampuchea Krom. The Vietnam’s government changed the name to Saigon, then to Ho Chi Minh City in 1975. The Vietnamese find most Khmer locality names difficult to pronounce so they changed them to Vietnamese. These new Vietnamese names have no meaning whereas their Khmers’ are related to historic events or accounts.
