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  2. Penang - Wikipedia

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    Penang (Malay: Pulau Pinang, [pi.naŋ]) is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula.

  3. Fairmont San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The Fairmont San Francisco is a luxury hotel at 950 Mason Street, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The hotel was named after mining magnate and U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1831–94), by his daughters, Theresa Fair Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, who built the hotel in his honor. [7] The hotel was the vanguard of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. The group is now ...

  4. Consulate General of China, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The Consulate General of China in San Francisco (Chinese: 中国驻旧金山总领事馆) is a diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America in the city of San Francisco. The consulate was opened in August 1979. [ 1 ] This consulate was one of two original consulates that China set up, with the other being ...

  5. History of Penang - Wikipedia

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    The State of Penang, one of the most developed and urbanised Malaysian states, is located at the nation's northwest coast along the Malacca Strait. Unlike most Malaysian states, the history of modern Penang was shaped by British colonialism, beginning with the acquisition of Penang Island from the Sultanate of Kedah by the British East India Company in 1786. [5][6] Developed into a free port ...

  6. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia. Malaysia[d] is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo 's East Malaysia.

  7. List of diplomatic missions in the San Francisco Bay Area

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    This is a list of foreign diplomatic missions located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. As of February 2024, the area hosts 42 consulates-general from 41 countries (Mexico has two). 38 are located in the city of San Francisco; there is one each in Palo Alto, Burlingame, and San Jose.

  8. History of George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    George Town, the capital city of the state of Penang, is the second largest city in Malaysia and the economic centre of the country's northern region. The history of George Town began with its establishment by Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company in 1786. Founded as a free port, George Town became the first British settlement ...

  9. List of diplomatic missions in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    List of diplomatic missions in Malaysia. This is a list of diplomatic missions in Malaysia. At present, the capital city of Kuala Lumpur hosts 97 embassies and high commissions, while Putrajaya, the new federal administrative center, is host to one high commission. Several other countries accredit ambassadors from other capitals.