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Pahang (Malay pronunciation:; Pahang Hulu Malay: Paha, Pahang Hilir Malay: Pahaeng, Ulu Tembeling Malay: Pahaq), officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur (Jawi: دار المعمور , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia.
Kuantan (Pahang Malay: Kontaeng; Terengganu Malay: Kuatang/Kuantang; Jawi: كوانتن ) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia.It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River.
Taman Negara Pahang is the largest at 2,477 km 2, followed by Taman Negara Kelantan at 1,043 km 2 and Taman Negara Terengganu at 853 km 2. At an estimated age of more than 130 million years old, it is reputed to be the "oldest tropical rainforest", although the title more accurately belongs to the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia ...
Situated at the northwestern tip of Pahang, Cameron Highlands is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) east from Ipoh, roughly 200 kilometres (120 mi) north from Kuala Lumpur or about 355 kilometres (221 mi) from Kuantan, the capital of Pahang. It is the smallest municipality in the state.
The Tembeling Valley which constitutes the upper reaches of the Pahang River is an area of great historical significance to Pahang. [4] There yielded many archeological relics of Paleolithic, Hoabinhian, Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron Age cultures.
Pekan is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia.It is also the royal capital of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan.Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right.
Kuala Lipis (Pahang Malay: Kole Lepeh) is a mukim and capital of Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia with a population of 20,000. '0' Milestone distance marker, built during the colonial era, near the post office in Kuala Lipis.
Tioman Island's southern mountains. Tioman Island (Malay: Pulau Tioman) is 32 kilometres (20 miles) off the east coast of Rompin District, Pahang, Malaysia. [2] It is 39 kilometres (24 miles) long and 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) wide and has seven villages, the largest and most populous being Kampung Tekek on the central western coast.