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  2. Padang Kota - Wikipedia

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    Padang Kota is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It covers George Town 's historic city centre, including its old administrative core and the central business district (CBD) at Beach Street .

  3. Esplanade, Penang - Wikipedia

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    The Esplanade is the site on Penang Island where Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, first landed on 17 July 1786.Having obtained the island for the British Empire, Light then ordered his ships to fire silver coins into the then forested area to entice immigrants to clear as much land as possible.

  4. History of Penang - Wikipedia

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    Penang fell to the Imperial Japanese Army on 19 December 1941, marking the start of a period of Japanese occupation. [85] [89] Penang Island was renamed Tojo-to, after the Japanese Prime Minister at the time, Hideki Tojo. [88] George Town's harbour facilities were also put to use as a major Axis submarine base in Southeast Asia. [90] [91] [92] [93]

  5. List of streets in George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    Jalan Padang Kota Lama: Road leading from Light St to the Esplanade: 草埔海墘路 Tsháu-poo haí-kinn-lōo: Grass field (cricket ground) shorefront road Farquhar Street: Lebuh Farquhar: After R. T. Farquhar, Lieutenant-Governor of Penang (1804–1805) W. of Leith St: 紅毛路 Âng-môo-lōo (also Northam Rd, to which it joins) European road

  6. Fort Cornwallis - Wikipedia

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    Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia.

  7. George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    Penang Hill, with a height of 833 m (2,733 ft), is the highest point in Penang, serving as a water catchment area and a green lung for the city. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] In 2021, the 12,481 ha (124.81 km 2 ) Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve, which includes the Penang Botanic Gardens and the 2,562 ha (25.62 km 2 ) Penang National Park , was inscribed as a ...

  8. Padang - Wikipedia

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    Padang (Indonesian pronunciation:) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. [5] It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 Census [6] and 909,040 at the 2020 Census; [7] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 942,938 - comprising 473,089 males and 469,849 females. [3]

  9. Bukit Bendera (federal constituency) - Wikipedia

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    Bukit Bendera is a federal constituency in Northeast Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.