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An old Portuguese map shows that Muar had a second Portuguese fort in the Peninsular Malaysia beside Malacca. From the map, it was named Fortaleza de Muar built in 1604 by Emanuel Godinho de Erédia in triangular shape to defend the colony against attacks from the Dutch and Aceh, at the mouth of Bentayan River near the Muar River. It fort has ...
The Muar District is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Muar is located at the mouth of the Muar River, on the coast of the Straits of Malacca. The Muar District covers 1,354 km 2 (523 sq mi), with a population of 233,779 (2010). [ 3 ][ 2 ] The district borders Tangkak District to the west, Segamat District to the north, and Batu Pahat District to ...
250 km. The Muar River (Malay: Sungai Muar) is a river which flows through the states of Negeri Sembilan and Johor in Malaysia. Its drainage basin encompasses the states aforementioned, as well as Pahang and Malacca. Measuring around 250 km (155 mi) in length, the Muar is the third longest river in Peninsular Malaysia after the rivers of Pahang ...
The North–South Expressway Southern Route North–South Expressway Southern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the southwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the south section of the North–South Expressway, connecting the states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor.
Panchor (est. pop.: 5,000) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, located next to Muar River. Panchor was formerly a bustling river port where agricultural and plantation produce, (e.g. rice, palm oil, rubber latex) from the interior are loaded downriver on barges. However, as the road networks began to improve in the 1970s, which ...
Bukit Bakri sign along FT 24 (Jalan Bakri). Bukit Bakri. Bakri or often Bukit Bakri ( Jawi: بوكيت بكري; Chinese: 巴口) is a town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. [ 1] It is located along Federal Route 24 in Muar district, just ten kilometres east of Muar town. In 1991, it had a population of 10,000, which doubled by the 2000 census ...
Pagoh (Jawi: ڤاڬوه) is a town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Pagoh is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Muar via Johor State Route J32 (Muar–Labis trunk road) and is accessible via one of the main interchanges on the North–South Expressway, the major expressway on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. There are several federal ...
Parit Bakar in Muar District. Parit Bakar (Chinese: 巴力峇九) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is subdivided to "Parit Bakar Darat" and " Parit Bakar Laut". Parit Bakar Laut is 1 km towards the coastline from Parit Bakar town centre. The centre of the township consists of a Chinese primary school, Chi Sin Primary School ...