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Gaya Island (Malay: Pulau Gaya) is a sizeable Malaysian island of 1,465 ha, just 10 minutes off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and forms part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Gaya Island derived its name from the word "Gayo" which means big in both the Kadazandusun and Bajau [ 1 ] languages and occupies an area of 15 km 2 (3,700 acres) with an ...
Gaya island is the largest island in the park, closest to downtown Kota Kinabalu (KK) and is covered with dense virgin, tropical forest. It has been a forest reserve since 1923. The island has 20 km of hiking trails and two 5 star resorts named Gayana Eco Resort, home to the Marine Ecology Research Centre, and Bunga Raya Island Resort on the ...
The Gaya Street is a street Sunday market area in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It is known as the Chinatown of Sabah due to many Chinese coffee shops and restaurants situated there. In addition with an arch gate that was erected since 2005.
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Kinabalu Park (Malay: Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species ...
Kampung Gaya is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2] It lies approximately 669.1 kilometres (416 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: Lawas 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north; Kampung Lawas 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast; Kampung Sitakong 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
In between these areas was the Gaya station, [note 4] set up in September 1882 as a collection station for jungle and local produce. This station also served as a "stopping place" for European officials plying between Kudat and Labuan. [2]: p.1 Gaya Island was initially thought of as a highly prospective settlement site and a possible port of ...
Gaya was in the 12th century invaded by Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji. The place finally passed on to the British after the battle of Buxar in 1764. Gaya district, along with other parts of the country, won freedom in 1947. Gaya is also the birthplace of eminent [1] nationalist and the first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Dr. Anugrah Narain Sinha.