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Muar is the birthplace of ‘Ghazal', Johor’s traditional musical heritage, which has a Persian origin. Muar is also the birthplace of several type of Zapin dances like Zapin Lenga, Zapin Parit Bagan, Zapin Muar and Zapin Putar Alam and also the Ceracap Inai dance. [33] Zapin is a combination of semi-squatting style Malay dance with Arabic ...
Muar may refer to Muar District, a district in Johor, Malaysia; Muar (town), a town in the Muar District; Muar (federal constituency), a parliament federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia; Muar River (Malaysia), is a river which flows through Muar District, Malaysia
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).
Muar is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, 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.
Pages in category "History of Muar" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ali Iskandar of Johor; B.
Muar Bypass (Malay: Jalan Pintasan Muar), or Federal Route 224, is a major highway bypass and the first highway built in Bandar Maharani Muar, a royal town in Johor, Malaysia. The 13.8 km (8.6 mi) highway bypass linking Parit Bunga in the northwest to Parit Sakai in the southeast. [ 1 ]
Muar Trade Centre building (far right) at Muar River bank from Sultan Ismail Bridge.. The building was actually planned and built by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Muar Division when former Menteri Besar of Johor Tan Sri Othman Saat was the division's chief and was initially to be named as Muar UMNO Building. [3]
The first Muar Jamek Mosque was completed in 1887. In the 1920s, a committee was formed to consider building a new Jamek mosque for Muar. Following a bid to raise funds from the public, the committee in charge of building the new mosque successfully raised RM10,000 for the purpose.