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With a highly strategic state position for international trade routes, Malacca was once a well-known international trade centre in the East. Many traders anchored in Malacca, especially traders from Arabia, China and India, traded at the port of Malacca and from there were born many of the descendants and tribes that exist in Malacca to this day.
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 900 kilometres (560 mi) long and from 65 to 250 km (40 to 155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula 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]
Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Klang) is the principal port of Malaysia on the Strait of Malacca. [2] Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham ( Malay : Pelabuhan Swettenham ) but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country.
The Capture of Malacca in 1511 occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Malacca in 1511. The port city of Malacca controlled the narrow, strategic Strait of Malacca, through which all seagoing trade between China and India was concentrated. [8]
The Port of Málaga grew swiftly throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, establishing itself as Spain's major export port for cereals and manufactures during the Habsburg and Enlightenment eras. In 1720 King Philip V appointed French engineer Bartolome Thurus to prepare a project of port expansion for commercial and military needs, culminating ...
Porta de Santiago Middelburg Bastion Cape Rachado Lighthouse Cheng Hoon Teng Temple Christ Church, Malacca Hang Tuah's Well Jonker Walk Kampung Kling Mosque Klebang Beach Macau Gallery Malacca Malacca Art Gallery Malacca Botanical Garden Malacca International Motorsport Circuit Malacca International Trade Centre Malacca Planetarium Malacca River Malacca Stamp Museum Malacca Sultanate Palace ...
During the era of the Malacca Sultanate, the Shahbandar, also spelt Syahbandar, played a crucial role in managing port affairs.In addition to overseeing traders and collecting taxes from international merchants, the Shahbandar was responsible for enforcing maritime laws in accordance with the Undang-undang Laut Melaka (Jawi: اوندڠ٢ لاوت ملاك) (Maritime Laws of Malacca).
'Malacca Royal Capital Harbour') is an off-shore development of artificial islands in Malacca, Malaysia. It was launched on 7 February 2014 by Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and witnessed by Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron. It was expected to be open in 2018 and finished completely by 2025. [1]