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Natural attractions of the park include hill/lowland dipterocarp forests, mangrove forest, sandy beach habitats, a seasonal meromictic lake, and open coastal seas. Stands of seraya ( Shorea curtisii ) trees, a common feature of coastal dipterocarp forests, can be seen on steep slopes around Muka Head.
The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (Malay: Rumah Agam Peranakan Pulau Pinang) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage. The museum itself is housed within a distinctive green-hued mansion at Church Street, George Town, which once served as the residence and office of a 19th-century Chinese tycoon, Chung Keng Quee.
This is an incomplete list of tourist attractions in Penang, Malaysia. [1] Beaches. Batu Ferringhi; ... Pinang Peranakan Mansion; Standard Chartered Bank building;
The Penang Floating Mosque (Malay: Masjid Terapung Pulau Pinang), also known as Tanjong Bungah Floating Mosque (Malay: Masjid Terapung Tanjong Bungah) is a mosque within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. [1] [2]
Sungai Nibong is best known as the site of the annual Penang Island Festival, more popularly called 'Pesta Pulau Pinang' in Malay. [1] [2] The area is also home to the main intercity bus terminal for George Town, which is used by travelers commuting into and out of the island city from various parts of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [5] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [6] [7] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.
The Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang (Malay: Muzium Sun Yat-sen Pulau Pinang; Chinese: 孫中山槟城基地博物館) formerly called the Sun Yat-sen Penang Base, is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. [1] The museum is dedicated to Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese nationalist who established the Republic of China after his efforts in the Xinhai Revolution.