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The Tajul muluk (taken from Arabic: تجول ملوك, romanized: tājūl mūlūk, lit. 'wandering kings') is a commonly used name for a system of geomancy, comprising metaphysical and geomantic principles considered when siting or designing buildings to improve and maintain well-being in Maritime Southeast Asia.
In Malaysian, Bruneian and Indonesian folklore, Bunian people or Orang bunian (Indonesian pronunciation: [o.raŋ bu.ni.an]) are supernatural beings said to be invisible to most humans, except those with "spiritual sight".
A traditional Batak Toba house in North Sumatra. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Indonesian archipelago share a common Austronesian ancestry (originating in Taiwan, c. 6,000 years ago [4]) or Sundaland, a sunken area in Southeast Asia, and the traditional homes of Indonesia share a number of characteristics, such as timber construction and varied and elaborate roof structures. [4]
Natural materials – timber, bamboo, thatch, and fibre – make up rumah adat. [5] The traditional house of Nias has post, beam, and lintel construction with flexible nail-less joints, and non-load bearing walls are typical of rumah adat. Traditional dwellings have developed to respond to Indonesia's hot and wet monsoon climate.
National Botanic Gardens Shah Alam (Malay: Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam or TBNSA) is a national botanic garden in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. [1] It is incorporated in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries. With area of 817 hectares, it is the habitat of flora and fauna, also a recreational destination in the Klang Valley. [2]
Sulṭāna Taj ul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612 – 23 October 1675; born Putri Sri Alam) was the fourteenth ruler of Aceh. She was the daughter of the sultan Iskandar Muda and the wife of his successor, Iskandar Thani. She became sulṭāna upon the death of her husband and ruled from 1641 to 1675, being the first of four women to hold the ...
Rumah ulu is a traditional house of people living upstream of Musi River, South Sumatra.The name ulu is derived from the word uluan, which means "upstream".The term is also used as a generalization for rural inhabitants of the mountain range of Central Bukit Barisan upstream of the River.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and ...