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Ceruk Paluh or Cherok Paloh is a fishing port in Pekan constituency, Pahang, Malaysia. It is situated about 38 km south from Kuantan town and 14 km north of downtown Pekan.
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Coordinates: 3°37′00.9″N103°22′58.8″E / 3.616917°N 103.383000°E
Pekan Town is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is also the royal town of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right. It is the home of the state's royal family headed by Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah. It is also the hometown of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and his son, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Najib is also Pekan's current Member of Parliament.
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retirement of William P. Sisler in 2017, the university appointed as Director George Andreou.
The Pahang River is a river that flows through the state of Pahang, Malaysia. At 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula. The river begins at the confluence of Jelai and Tembeling rivers on the Titiwangsa Mountains and drains into the South China Sea.
Pekan Nanas or Pineapple Town is a town located in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. Pekan Nanas has a population of approximately 10,000. It contains the Pekan Nanas Immigration Depot and a pineapple canning facility. Pekan Nanas was Malaysia's largest production base for pineapple planting area and output ranked first in the country. Pekan Nanas is also near the Gunung Pulai waterfall, a local tourist attraction.
Bekok is a mukim in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia. Bekok is well-known especially among nature lovers since Bekok is the western entrance to Endau Rompin National Park as well as having a refreshing waterfall known as Sungai Bantang Waterfall. Besides the waterfall and also the entrance to the largest state park in Johor, Bekok also houses several aborigine settlements (Perkampungan Orang Asli) like Kampung Kudong and further inside the forest Kampung Kemidak.
Pekan Air Panas is a small town in Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, which is named after the hot springs available there. It is located about 14 km from Labis town via Jalan Ayer Panas. The town is also known as Tenang. A majority of the residents of the town are Chinese and Malay communities.
Bandar Muadzam Shah is a town in Rompin District, Pahang, Malaysia. The town was established in 1979 by the South-East Pahang Development Authority (DARA) under the purview of the second Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, who also happened to be the native of nearby Royal Town of Pekan.
Pekan Gurney or Gurney's Town is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. The town was founded in 1952 and named after Sir Henry Gurney, a former British High Commissioner in Malaya
Federal Route 82, or Jalan Paluh Hinai-Pekan and Jalan Batu Balik, is a federal road in Pahang, Malaysia. The roads connects Paluh Hinai in the west to Pekan in the east.
The Abu Bakar Royal Mosque or Masjid Diraja Abu Bakar is Pahang's royal mosque which is located in Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It was officially opened in 1976 by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang replacing the nearby Abdullah Mosque or Old Royal Mosque.
Nenasi is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is located in Pekan district, midway between Kuala Rompin and Pekan town. Nenasi is a spot for camping and beach activities.
The New England Seamounts is a chain of over twenty underwater extinct volcanic mountains known as seamounts. This chain is located off the coast of Massachusetts in the Atlantic Ocean and extends over 1,000 km from the edge of Georges Bank. Many of the peaks of these mountains rise over 4,000 m from the seabed. The New England Seamounts chain is the longest such chain in the North Atlantic and is home to a diverse range of deep sea fauna. Scientists have visited the chain on various occasions to survey the geologic makeup and biota of the region. The chain is part of the Great Meteor hotspot track and was formed by the movement of the North American Plate over the New England hotspot. The oldest volcanoes that were formed by the same hotspot are northwest of Hudson Bay, Canada. Part of the seamount chain is protected by Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
Kuala Pahang is a town ward and mukim in the royal town of Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Tanjung Sepat or better known as Pantai Sepat is a typical Malay fishing village located about 10 km from Kuantan and is located on the way south to the royal town of Pekan. From Kuantan, it is accessible via Jalan Abu Bakar
Penor is a small town 35 km south of Kuantan town. Located near the Kuantan-Pekan district border, it is accessible by the Tanjung Lumpur Highway. Penor houses the jail of Pahang, Penor Jail, which is Penor's landmark. Apart from the jail, Penor is famous among locals for its calm beach and also as a fishing spot.
The Abu Bakar Bridge is the main bridge on Pahang River near Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Kuantan-Pekan. Construction started in 1968 and was completed two years later, with the total cost of RM2.5 million. The bridge was opened on 28 February 1970 by Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang.
Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Hulu Langat, Federal Route 3210, is an industrial federal roads in Selangor, Malaysia. This 17.6-km industrial federal road connects Pekan Batu Sembilan (Bt-9) Cheras in the southwest to Hulu Langat in the east.
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) is a public technical university in Pahang, Malaysia. It was formerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM).
Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak was one of 67 boarding schools (SBP) in Malaysia. The school is located in Pulau Serai, Pekan, Pahang. In 2009, the boarding school integration Tun Abdul Razak has 197 boys and 228 girls, making a total enrolment of 425 people. It has a total of 58 teachers.
The Sultan Abu Bakar Museum is a museum in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It showcases the native people relics found in the country.
