The
Chams, or
Cham people (
Cham:
Urang Campa, , ), are an ethnic group in
Southeast Asia. They are concentrated between the
Kampong Cham Province in
Cambodia and
Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm,
Phan Thiết,
Ho Chi Minh City and
An Giang Province in
Central Vietnam. Approximately 4,000 Chams also live in
Thailand; many of whom have moved south to the
Pattani,
Narathiwat,
Yala, and
Songkhla Provinces for work. Cham form the core of the
Muslim communities in both
Cambodia and
Vietnam.