The Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk, is celebrated on the full moon of the Khmer month of Kadeuk, usually in October or November. It features dragon-boat races on the river in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.
The festival marks the reversal of the Tonlé Sap River's flow and the end of the rainy season.
According to legend, Phnom Penh is named after Lady Penh, who built a hilltop pagoda (Wat Phnom) around 1372.
The Tonlé Sap is the largest lake in Cambodia and the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, with more than two million residents.
Tonlé Sap Lake is in the centre of Cambodia and touches six provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Pursat and Siem Reap.
Cambodian New Year, or Choul Chnam Thmey, is the biggest traditional holiday in Cambodia.
Pchum Ben is a Cambodian religious festival in which people make offerings to their deceased ancestors and relatives.
