The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 15th centuries); They are nowadays concentrated between Kampong Cham Province in Cambodia and central Vietnam's Phan Rang and southeastern Vietnam's Phan Thiet; Ho Chi Minh City and An Giang areas. Approximately 4;000 Chams also live in Thailand; mostly in the southern provinces of Pattani; Narathiwat; Yala and Songkhla. The Chams form the core of the Muslim communities in both Cambodia and Vietnam. Pictures From Asia David Henley