Coordinates: 2°12′N 102°15′E / 2.200°N 102.250°E
The Malacca River (Malay: Sungai Melaka) which flows through the middle of Malacca City in Malacca, Malaysia, was a vital trade route during the heyday of Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century.
| Malacca River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Sungai Melaka (Malay) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tampin River |
| • location | Tampin, Negeri Sembilan |
| 2nd source | Batang Melaka River |
| • location | Batang Melaka |
| Mouth | Strait of Malacca |
• location | Malacca City |
The river starts from the foothills in the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan and feeds into the Strait of Malacca. A USD$100 million (RM350 million) infrastructure project to revive and rejuvenate the river which is the central to Malacca as a historical 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]
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Policy Responses to Attain the Water Quality Target: Malaysia Experience" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ De Witt, Dennis (2010). Malacca from the Top. Malaysia: Nutmeg Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9789834351922.
- ^ "Melaka River Cruise website".
- ^ "Melaka River Cruise".
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