Chams

ethnic group in Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam and Cambodia
Intangible ethnic_group Q383256
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Chams

Summary

Chams is an ethnic group[1]. Chams ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,315 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chamic was Chams's native language[3].
  • Chams's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[4].
  • Chams's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[5].
  • Chams's religion is recorded as Hinduism[6].
  • Chams's religion is recorded as Buddhism[7].
  • Chams's religion is recorded as animism[8].
  • Chams is in the country of Cambodia[9].
  • Chams is in the country of Vietnam[10].
  • Chams is in the country of Laos[11].
  • Chams is in the country of Malaysia[12].
  • Chams is in the country of Thailand[13].
  • Chams is in the country of United States[14].
  • Chams's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[15].
  • Chams's Commons category is recorded as Cham people[16].
  • Chams's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cham people[17].
  • Chams has a population of {'amount': '+500000'}[18].

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Definition and Type

Chams's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[15].

Why It Matters

Chams ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,315 views/month).[2] Chams has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Chams is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Cham people
    Encyclopaedia beliana id camovia
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/cham, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
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