83000 batu pahat, johor

Did you know that Batu Pahat:

• can be literally translated as Chiseled Stone. (Batu = Stone or Rock, Pahat = Chisel)
• in Jawi = باتو ڤاهت, in Chinese = 峇株吧辖
• is also known as Bandar Penggaram.
• is available on Google Maps too. click here to view.
• in around 1456, the Siamese army was led by Admiral Awi Di Chu camped in Batu Pahat before attacking Malacca.
• in 1511 when the Portuguese captured Malacca, they built a fortress made of granite rocks that were from Batu Pahat. [1]
• in 1893, the present township was founded by Dato Bentara Luar, Mohamed Salleh bin Perang, acting on the orders of the Sultan of Johor, Maharaja Abu Bakar. [2]
• is the home of Puteri Gunung Banang which is the family member of the traditional fable Puteri Gunung Ledang [3]
• has 14 mukim (sub divisions). Mukim 5, which is Mukim Simpang Kanan is where most people in Batu Pahat lives. Around 139,640 out of the total population of 335,368. [4]
• there is a registered airstrip with ICAO ID: WMAB. This is why when you board planes with interactive flight display, Batu Pahat appears on the screen Coordinate: 01 51’00”N 102 55’56”E [5]

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[1] [2], Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Website. http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/
[3], http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/melaka3.htm
[4], BP District Office Website. http://www.johordt.gov.my/pdbatupahat/
[5], ICAO Document, http://www.icao.int/anb/aig/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsbystate.pdf