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The name Labuan derives from the Malay word labuhan, which means "harbour". [5] ... Provides regular flights to Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, ...
The town is an urban district within the wider city limits of Victoria which includes Labuan Port, a sheltered deep-water harbour which is an important trans-shipment point for Brunei Darussalam, northern Sarawak and western Sabah. The town’s political boundaries extend from Financial Park in the south to Kerupang in the north.
In 2001, the seat of government was moved from Kuala Lumpur to the planned city of Putrajaya which from then on served as the federal administrative centre, sometimes referred to as the administrative capital. Both these cities, together with Labuan, have special status as Federal Territories of Malaysia.
The Federal Territories (FT), (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan) in Malaysia comprise three territories—Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya—governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre.
The 3 federal territories were formed for different purposes: Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, Putrajaya is the administrative centre of the federal government, and Labuan serves as an offshore financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were carved out of Selangor, while Labuan was ceded by Sabah.
The Latin name of the siege camp during the battle of Parma, Italy, intended by Frederick II to be the seat of his kingdom. Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia; Victoria, Gozo, capital of Gozo, Malta; Victoria, Sărăteni, Leova district, Moldova
Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, an island off the north coast of Borneo; Victoria Park, a park in Ipoh, Perak; Victoria Club of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, a private club in Kuala Lumpur; Victoria Fountain, a Nouveau-inspired fountain in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur
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