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Kota Kinabalu (Malaysian: [ˈkota kinaˈbalu]; formerly known as Jesselton), colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
Kinabalu Park is situated on the Crocker Range on the western coast of Sabah. It is located within the district of Ranau, within the West Coast Division. The park is not to be confused with Crocker Range National Park which is a separate park in the south. The park headquarters is 88 kilometres away from the city of Kota Kinabalu. There are ...
In 1968, Jesselton was renamed Kota Kinabalu. In 1974, the major part of Gaya and Sapi islands was gazetted as Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, covering an area of 8,990 acres (36.4 km 2). In 1979, the park was increased to 12,185 acres (49.31 km 2) with the inclusion of the three nearby islands of Manukan, Mamutik and Sulug.
The Atkinson Clock Tower [1] (Malay: Menara Jam Atkinson) is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu.It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
Mount Kinabalu (Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 metres (13,435 ft), it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia , and 20th most prominent mountain in the world.
Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers. [1] This beach has a lot of Casuarina equisetifolia trees (aru) there naming this town. [2] It also has its own township called Tanjung Aru Town.