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  2. Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malacca ( Malay: Melaka ), officially the Historic State of Malacca ( Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah ), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south. The exclave of Tanjung Tuan also borders ...

  3. Malacca City - Wikipedia

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    Malacca City ( Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who ...

  4. Malacca Sultanate - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Thailand. The Malacca Sultanate ( Malay: Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: کسلطانن ملاک‎) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks c.1400 as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswara, also known as Iskandar ...

  5. Strait of Malacca - Wikipedia

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    The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 500 mi (800 km) long and from 40 to 155 mi (65–250 km) wide, between the Malay Peninsula ( Peninsular Malaysia) to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean). [2]

  6. Portuguese Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia portal. v. t. e. Portuguese control of Malacca –a city on the Malay Peninsula – spanned a 130 year period from 1511 to 1641 as a possession of the Portuguese East Indies. It was captured from the Malacca Sultanate as part of Portuguese attempts to gain control of trade in the region.

  7. Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum - Wikipedia

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    Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum ( Malay: Muzium Istana Kesultanan Melaka) is a museum located in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. The building is a modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate, based on the information and data obtained from the Malay Annals. It is made up of hardwood (for its structure), 'belian' wood (for its ...

  8. Dutch Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Dutch Malacca (1641–1825) was the longest period that Malacca was under foreign control. The Dutch ruled for almost 183 years with intermittent British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars (1795–1815). This era saw relative peace with little serious interruption from the Malay sultanates due to the understanding forged between the Dutch ...

  9. List of tourist attractions in Malacca - Wikipedia

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    Malacca Warrior Monument. Malaysia Architecture Museum. Mini Malaysia and ASEAN Cultural Park. Ruins of St. Paul's Church. Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple. St. John's Fort. Submarine Museum. Sungai Udang Recreational Forest. This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia.