Sungai Pinang Besar

Sungai Pinang Besar is a stream in , . Sungai Pinang Besar is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dutch Fort and Pangkor Airport.

Photo: Gryffindor, Public domain.
The is a fort on , , , . The ruins are the remnants of an outpost of Dutch from their attempts to control trade in the Malay Peninsula.

Aerodrome
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is an airport on , , , . The airport is complemented by located in the mainland. is situated 3½ km northwest of Sungai Pinang Besar.

Military installation
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is a Royal Malaysian Navy military base in , , about 100 miles from . It is Malaysia's largest naval base, and it has served as the Royal Malaysian Navy's headquarters since 9 September 1984, replacing Woodlands Naval Base in . is situated 3½ km east of Sungai Pinang Besar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pangkor and Lumut.

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Island is in , on the , about 100 km west of and halfway between and .

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is a small town in , on the , almost exactly halfway between and . It is the gateway to the island of .

Town
is a town and the district capital of the in , . The town was developed by State Government of Perak under Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak in the 1980s. is situated 10 km east of Sungai Pinang Besar.

Sungai Pinang Besar

Latitude
4.2208° or 4° 13′ 15″ north
Longitude
100.5753° or 100° 34′ 31″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
6PP26HCG+84
Geo­Names ID
1750144
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In Other Languages

“Sungai Pinang Besar” goes by many names.
  • Malay: “Sungai Pinang Besar”

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