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Jalan Sungai Pinang runs through the riverine neighbourhood. The Malay and Indian villages along the Pinang River date back to the 18th century, possibly predating Captain Francis Light's arrival on Penang Island in 1786. [3] Sumatran traders had arrived at the river's estuary in the 1780s and established settlements like Kampung Rawa and ...
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [6] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [7] [8] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
Tanjong Bungah [a] [2] is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.It is located along the northern coast of Penang Island between Batu Ferringhi and Tanjong Tokong, about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) northwest of the city centre.
Penang National Park is the first protected area legally gazetted under Malaysia's National Park Act of 1980, signifying the state and federal governments' environmental protection efforts. It was established to preserve flora and fauna as well as objects with geological, archaeological , historical, ethnological , scientific, and scenic interests.
Perai, situated at the estuary of the Perai River, lent its name from the waterway.Upon the acquisition of the area by the British East India Company in 1800, the river was known in Thai as plai (ปลาย), which meant "the end", as it formed the border between British Province Wellesley and the Siamese vassal state of Kedah; the Perai River thus marked the southernmost limit of Siamese ...
Bukit Sungai Pinang 1,919 6.2 310 Batu Hitam 3,574 10 357 Bukit Balik Pulau 1,282 5.2 247 Pondok Upih 7,679 8.9 863 Bukit Genting 1,509 6.1 247 Bukit Pasir Panjang 1,444 5.6 258 Bukit Gemuruh 17,379 9.6 1,810 Bukit Relau 18,755 11.5 1,631 Teluk Kumbar: 21,481 6.8 3,159 Bayan Lepas: 130,455 31.9 4,089 Sungai Pinang 2,323 2 1,162 Sungai Rusa ...
Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia (31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009). [7] Abdul Rahman Abbas, 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of the state of Penang, Malaysia (2001–2021). [8] Nor Mohamed Yakcop, former Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Minister of Finance II.