Hang Li Poh’s Well

The Hang Li Poh's Well, also known as King's Well, is a historical water well in Melaka City, Melaka, . It is the oldest water well in Malaysia.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poh Sam Temple (Pih San Teng Temple) and Melaka Anti Japanese Memorial.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Gisling, CC BY 3.0.
The Poh San Teng Temple (Chinese: 宝山亭; pinyin: Bǎo Shān Tíng is a Chinese temple located at the foot of Bukit China, next to the Malacca Warrior Monument and King's Well in , , .

Monument
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Melaka Warrior Monument, officially the Melaka Warrior Monument for the Chinese victims of Anti-Japanese occupation is a at in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.

Castle
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Famosa was a Portuguese fortress built in Malacca, Malaysia, around 1512. The oldest part of the fortress was a five-storey keep which eventually gave its name to the fortress as a whole. is situated 730 metres southwest of Hang Li Poh’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malacca and Morten Village.

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City is a city and the capital of the , . is a vibrant old city with a unique historical and cultural background. The city centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with , .

Hamlet
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kampung Morten is a historically traditional Malay village in Centre in the state of . It is named after a British land revenue collector during the , Frederick Joseph Morten.

Neighborhood
The is a neighbourhood in Ujong Pasir, , which serves as a home for the Kristang or Portuguese-Eurasian people of Malacca.

Hang Li Poh’s Well

Latitude
2.19579° or 2° 11′ 45″ north
Longitude
102.25527° or 102° 15′ 19″ east
Open location code
6PJ457W4+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1418818807
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Wiki­data ID
Q12700384
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Malay—“Hang Li Poh’s Well” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بئر هانغ لي بوه”
  • Chinese: “三宝井（汉丽宝井）”
  • Chinese: “汉丽宝井”
  • Chinese: “漢麗寶井”
  • Iban: “Telaga Hang Li Poh”
  • Korean: “항리포의 우물”
  • Malay: “Perigi Hang Li Poh”

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Highlights include Tanah Perkuburan Islam Bukit Cina and Gurdwara Sahib Melaka.

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