Malacca River

Coordinates: 2°12′N 102°15′E / 2.200°N 102.250°E / 2.200; 102.250

Malacca River

The Malacca River (Malay: Sungai Melaka) which flows through the middle of Malacca City in the Malaysian state of Malacca, was a vital trade route during the heyday of Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century.

Geography

The river starts from the foothills in the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan and feeds into the Straits of Malacca. A USD$100 million (RM350 million) infrastructure project to revive and rejuvenate the river which is the central to Malacca as an historic city was carried out. This has included construction of a tidal barrage, restoration of buildings and bridges, dredging, concrete river banks with river walkways. [1] Land reclamation projects have extended the river mouth further into the Straits. [2]

Melaka River Cruise Letters

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Policy Responses to Attain the Water Quality Target: Malaysia Experience" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ De Witt, Dennis (2010). Melaka from the Top. Malaysia: Nutmeg Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9789834351922.


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