Malay and Islamic World Museum

The Malay and Islamic World Museum is a about Malay and Islamic cultures in , , . It is housed in the Bastion House building which was built in 1910 and occupied by the British rubber company Dunlop until 1986.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Bastion House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include A Famosa Fortress and People’s Meseum.

Castle
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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.

Museum
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People's Museum is a in , , , which records and preserves the achievements of Malacca in the development sector and officially opened on 16 April 1992 by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Museum
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Malacca Stamp Museum was a postal museum in , , . It was housed in a building that was constructed using local materials and has the shape and characteristics of western architecture.

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
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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.

Malay and Islamic World Museum

Latitude
2.19166° or 2° 11′ 30″ north
Longitude
102.2498° or 102° 14′ 59″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
6PJ456RX+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 321953099
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q19572840
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Malay and Islamic World Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف المالايو والعالم الإسلامي”
  • Bengali: “মালয় ও ইসলামী বিশ্ব জাদুঘর”
  • Chinese: “馬來和伊斯蘭世界博物館”
  • Chinese: “马来和伊斯兰世界博物馆”
  • Korean: “말레이 이슬람 세계 박물관”
  • Malay: “Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam”
  • Uzbek: “Malay va Islom dunyosi muzeyi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santiago Bastion Ruins and Porta de Santiago.

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