Malacca River
2°12′N 102°15′E / 2.200°N 102.250°E
| Malacca River | |
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| Native name | Sungai Melaka Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Strait of Malacca |
• location | Malacca City |
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.
Geography
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 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]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
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