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Malacca (Jawi: ملاك; Malay: Melaka), dubbed as Negeri Bersejarah (Malay: historical state) or Negeri Hang Tuah (Hang historical of melaka Tuah state) is the second smallest state in hukum kanun melaka Malaysia. It is located in the southern part of the sejarah awal melaka Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. The state's capital is Malacca hotel directory in melaka Town.

Although Malacca was the original Malay sultanate, the state has no Sultan today. sejarah melaka Instead, the head of state is the Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Governor.

Geography

Malacca is on the jabatan perhutanan melaka southwest coast of the Malay Peninsula opposite Sumatra, with the states of logo jabatan perhutanan melaka Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the rumah melaka east.

Demographics

Malacca has a population of 648,000 as shanker v melaka of 2001, being composed of:

The major towns of Malacca are Malacca peta melaka Town, Alor Gajah, Masjid Tanah, Jasin, Merlimau, Pulau Sebang and Ayer Keroh.

History

Sultanate of Malacca

Malacca was founded by Parameswara, a Srivijayan prince who left Sumatra in 1396 in video in zoo melaka order to culture in melaka further his enmity with the Majapahit Empire. According to a popular legend, Parameswara was resting under a tree near a river kesultanan melayu melaka while hunting, when one of his dogs cornered a mouse deer. maid agency in melaka In self-defence, the mouse deer pushed the dog masjid melaka into the river. Impressed by the courage of the deer, and taking it as melaka medical annual night a propitious omen of the weak overcoming the powerful, Parameswara decided on the spot melaka tomb of sultan ali to found an empire on the very place that he sejarah pembukaan melaka was sitting. He named it "Melaka" after the tree under which he had taken sumber china+kesultanan melayu melaka shelter.

Another version of the story says that Parameswara chose the name Malacca from the the melaka tree Tamil word "mallakka" which means upside down or on ones back. a formosa resort melaka Old illustrations of the scene where the bandar hilir melaka mousedeer kicks the dog shows the dog falling on its five star melaka hotels back into the river, hence the inspiration.

Parameswara converted to historical buildings in melaka Islam in 1414 and changed his name to "Raja Iskandar Shah". What started as a fishing village then grew into hotel melaka the most important port in the region, attracting traders from Java, India, hotel melaka malaysia Arabia and China, and served as a stopping point for hotel water resort, melaka China-India trade during the two monsoon periods. Mass settlement kejatuhan kesultanan melayu melaka of Chinese, mostly from the imperial and merchant fleet occurred during the reign of Parameswara, occurred in the koridor raya multimedia di melaka vicinity of the Bukit China ("Chinese Hill") area, which had among the best lambang melaka Feng Shui (geomancy) in melaka beach Malacca then. Sultan Iskandar Shah died in 1424, and was succeeded by his son, Sri Maharaja.

Unfortunately, the prosperity of Malacca melaka crest attracted the invasion of the Siamese. Attempts in 1446 and 1456, melaka fray however, were warded off by Tun Perak, the then Chief Minister. melaka malacca resort The development of relations between Malacca melaka manipal college and China was at that time a strategic decision to ward off further Siamese attacks.

Because of its strategic location, Malacca was peta melaka + merlimau an important outpost for pokok melaka Zheng He's spectacular exploration fleet. To enhance relations, Hang Li Po, allegedly a princess of the Ming Emperor of China, arrived renaissance hotel melaka in Malacca, accompanied rumah melayu melaka by 500 attendants, to marry Sultan Mansur Shah who reigned from 1456 until 1477. Her attendants sekmenteknik melaka tengah married the locals and settled mostly in Bukit China (Bukit sumber-sumber kesultanan melayu melaka Cina).

A cultural result of the vibrant trade was the taman mini malaysia melaka expansion of the Peranakan people, who spread to other major settlements in the region.

During its heyday Malacca was a a famosa melaka powerful Sultanate which extended its rule a'famosa hotel, melaka over the southern Malay Peninsula and much of Sumatra. Its rise help to hold off the Thai's southwards encroachment and arguably beaches in melaka hasten the century hotel melaka decline of the rival Majapahit Empire of Java. Malacca was also central in the spread of Islam in the Malay Archipelago.

Colonization

Malacca was conquered on August 24, 1511 by digi specialize shop in melaka the Portuguese viceroy of India, Afonso de Albuquerque and it became a strategic en amran di melaka base for Portuguese expansion in the East Indies. Sultan Mahmud Shah, faktor dalam kejatuhan melaka the last Sultan of Malacca took refuge in the hinterland, and galaxy melaka made intermittent raids both by land and sea, causing considerable hardship galaxy melaka radio mods for the Portuguese. Finally in 1526, gulab melaka a large force of Portuguese ships, under the command of Pedro Mascarenhas, was sent to destroy Bentan, where Sultan Mahmud was based. Sultan heritage christ church in melaka Mahmud fled with his family across the Straits jabatan pendidikan melaka to Kampar in Sumatra, where he died two years later.

The Jesuit missionary Francis jkejatuhan melaka Xavier spent several months in Malacca in 1545, 1546 and kampong pernu melaka tomb of sultan ali 1549. In 1641 the Dutch defeated the kem terendak melaka Portuguese to capture Malacca with the help of the Sultan of Johore.

The Dutch ruled Malacca from 1641 to 1795 but they were kertas projek+sejarah islam melaka not interested in melaka - arrival - travel guide developing it as a trading centre, placing greater importance to Batavia (Jakarta) in Indonesia as their administrative centre.

Malacca was ceded to melaka - information and city transport - travel guide the British melaka - the city - travel guide in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for Bencoolen on melaka - travel guide Sumatra. From 1826 to 1946 Malacca was governed, first by the British East India Company and then as a melaka condominiums Crown Colony. It formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with Singapore and Penang. melaka history After the dissolution of this crown melaka map colony, Malacca and Penang became part of the Malayan Union, which later became Malaysia.

State government

Malacca is administered by its melaka resort village State Assembly and Executive Committee (EXCO). The State Assembly represents the highest authority in melaka tree the state and decides on policy matters. The EXCO is responsible to the State Assembly and comprises members who are melaka watercity resort appointed every five years by the political party in power. paradise melaka village resort It is headed by the Governor (Yang Di-Pertuan Negeri) who is appointed pejabat tanah melaka by the Yang di-Pertuan people in melaka Agong of Malaysia.

The Chief Minister's Department is the administrative pillar of the State Government, and is renaissance melaka responsible for the overall administration of the State, as well as its political interest. The administrative complex houses the rest house equatorial melaka Chief Minister's office, as well as the office of the State Secretariat. For restaurant melaka administrative purposes, Malacca is divided into three wawasan pendidikan melaka districts under separate jurisdiction:

These offices render various services and facilities to the people in their daily lives.

Economy

The tourism and manufacturing sectors are the two most important sectors in the state economy. Malacca has adopted as its slogan, "Visiting Malacca Means Visiting Malaysia" ("Melawat Melaka Bererti Melawati Malaysia"). It is rich in cultural heritage and bears several places of historical interest.

Apart from tourism, Malacca is also a manufacturing centre for products ranging from food and consumer products, through high-tech weaponry and automotive components to electronic and computer parts. There are at least 23 industrial estates that houses some 500 factories from the United States, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Education

Malacca has given birth to numerous successful Malaysians who have achieved immense success in Malaysia and abroad. Among them is Sim Wong Hoo who help founded the global sound technology company, Creative Technology.

The state is much sought after for medical education with the setting up of the Melaka Manipal Medical College. It has produced many doctors who are serving the country or working abroad since its inception in 1997.

The state also has a branch campus of Multimedia University. The campus currently attracts many foreign students, especially those Middle East and Africa, for its computer and engineering courses. The university also features degree programmes in fields like robotics, bio-instrumentation and law. Most of the student population of Multimedia University is drawn from its foundation programmes, also known as the Alpha Programmes.

Malacca also host a few public university college such as, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia and Kolej Yayasan Melaka.

Medicine

Malacca boasts of the most up to date medical infrastructure, comparable to developed countries. There are numerous hospitals, both government and private, spread throughout the state. They are listed below:

Currently, both these government hospitals serve as teaching hospitals for Melaka Manipal Medical College.

Malacca's private healthcare services are becoming increasingly sought after by patients from as far away as Indonesia and Singapore.

Culture

Malacca is well-known for its food. Most notable of all is the Nyonya-Baba cuisine which is a mixture of Chinese and Malay cooking with most dishes being spicy in nature. Interesting dishes of the Peranakan include Itek Tim (a soup containing duck and salted vegetables), Ayam Pong Teh (chicken casserole with salted brown-bean sauce) as well as the famous Nyonya Laksa.

The Portuguese colonization of the early 16th century also contributed dishes like Devil's Curry and Portuguese tart to the town's already rich cuisine. The interesting Chinese cuisine in Melaka includes the popular Chicken Rice Ball as well as dodol, a sort of solidified pudding generally made with durian or coconut. Ikan Bakar restaurants are also popular in Melaka with places like Umbai, Serkam and Alai being the choice of the populace.

The average tourist can find most popular Malaccan cuisine at the foodcourts or medan selera as they are referred to in the local Malay language.

Melaka's ethnic Portuguese population is a unique cultural and historical legacy of Portuguese colonization in the 16th and 17th century. Even to this day, many of the ancient traditions passed down since the Portuguese occupation are still practised, i.e. "Intrudu" (a water festival that marks the beginning of the Catholic fasting season, the season of Lent), "branyu" (traditional dance), "santa cruz" (a yearly fiesta of street celebrations).

Transport

Tampin, a town 30 km north of Malacca town, is the nearest train station that serves Malacca. There were railway tracks from Tampin to Malacca before World War II but was dismantled by the Japanese during the war for the construction of the infamous Burmese Death Railway. It was never rebuilt after the war though traces of the line remain.

Malacca has a bus station ,Melaka Central which has airconditioned waiting areas and separate areas for buses plying the town routes and for buses plying the intertown routes with regular bus services to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, and other places in Malaysia. It also has an airport at Batu Berendam which today mainly serves chartered flights from around the region. It also serves as a flight school for Malaysia Flying Academy.

The Ayer Keroh exit at the North-South highway is the main entry to Malacca. There are two additional exits along the North-South highway, namely the Alor Gajah and Jasin exits.

Popular historical attractions

In order to attract more tourists to Malacca, the State government has built a number of museums to house its rich cultural heritage.

Sources, References and External links

Portuguese Empire — Former colonies & present overseas territories

North Africa:	Aguz (Souira Guedima) (1506-1525) \| Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir) (1458-1550) \| Arzila (Asilah) (1471-1550, 1577-1589) \| Azamor (Azemmour) (1513-1541) \| Ceuta (1415-1640) \| Mazagan (El Jadida) (1485-1550, 1506-1769) \| Mogador (Essaouira) (1506-1525) \| Safim (Safi) (1488-1541) \| Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir) (1505-1769) \| Tangier (1471-1662)
Subsaharan Africa:	Accra (1557-1578) \| Angola (Portuguese West Africa) (1575-1975) \| Annobón (1474-1778) \| Arguin (1455-1633) \| Cabinda (Portuguese Congo) (1885-1975) \| Cape Verde (1642-1975) \| Elmina (São Jorge da Mina) (1482-1637) \| Fernando Póo (1478-1778) \| Portuguese Gold Coast (1482-1642) \| Portuguese Guinea 1879-1974 (Bissau 1687-1974 & Cacheu 1588-1974) \| Madagascar (part) (1496-1550) \| Malindi (1500-1630) \| Mascarene Islands (1498-1540) \| Mombassa (1593-1698, 1728-1729) \| Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa) (1501-1975) \| Saint Helena \| Quíloa (Kilwa) (1505-1512) \| Saint Laurent Islands (Madagascar) (1498-1540) \| São João Baptista de Ajudá (1680-1961) \| São Tomé and Príncipe 1753-1975 (São Tomé 1470-1975, Príncipe 1500-1975) \| Socotra (1506-1511) \| Zanzibar (1503-1698) \| Ziguinchor (1645-1888)
West Asia:	Bahrain (1521-1602) \| Gamru (Bandar Abbas) (1506-1615) \| Hormuz (Ormus) (1515-1622) \| Muscat (1515-1650)
Indian Subcontinent:	Ceylon (Ceilão) (1518-1658) \| Laccadive Islands (1498-1545) \| Maldives (1518-1521, 1558-1573) \| Portuguese India (Baçaím (Vasai) 1535-1739, Bombay (Mumbai) 1534-1661, Calicut (Kozhikode) 1512-1525, Cambay (Khambhat) , Cannanore (Kannur) 1502-1663, Chaul 1521-1740, Chittagong 1528-1666, Cochim (Kochi) 1500-1663, Cranganore (Kodungallur) 1536-1662, Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1779-1954, Daman and Diu 1559-1962, Goa 1510-1962, Hughli (1579-1632), Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) 1598-1610, Mangalore 1568-1659, Negapatam (Nagapattinam) 1507-1657, Paliacate (Pulicat) 1518-1619, Quilon (Coulão, Kollam) 1502-1661, Salsette Island 1534-1601, São Tomé de Meliapore (Saint Thomas of Mylapur) 1523-1662/1687-1749, Surat 1540-1612, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) 1548-1658)
East Asia and Oceania:	Banda Islands (1512-1621) \| Flores \| Macau 1553-1999 (Coloane 1864-1999, Taipa 1851-1999, Ilha Verde 1890-1999, Lapa and Montanha 1938-1941) \| Makassar (1512-1665) \| Malacca (Melaka) (1511-1641) \| Moluccas 1512-1621 (Ambon 1576-1605, Ternate 1522-1575, Tidore 1578-1650) \| Nagasaki (Decima) (1571-1639) \| Portuguese Timor (East Timor) (1642-1975)
South America:	Brazil (1500-1822) \| Cisplatina (Uruguay) (1808-1822) \| French Guiana (1809-1817) \| Nova Colônia do Sacramento (1680-1777) \| Upper Peru (1822) \| Portuguese colonization of the Americas
North Atlantic:	Azores (1432-) \| Madeira (1420-)

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