Malacca

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Malacca (Malay: Melaka), officially the Historic State of Malacca (Malay: Melaka Negeri Bersejarah), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south and east. The exclave of Tanjung Tuan borders Negeri Sembilan to the north. Its capital is Malacca City, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside George Town in 2008. The state covers a gazetted land area of 1,746.60 km2 (674.37 sq mi) (174,660 hectares) distributed across 155 cadastral mukims. When incorporating statutory coastal waters out to 3 nautical miles (50,587.01 ha) and a 200-metre seaward baseline shift (2,814.57 ha), the state's total spatial planning envelope covers 228,061.58 hectares (2,280.62 km²). Situated immediately south of the Titiwangsa Mountains, Malacca is predominantly lowland plain, with Bukit Gapis (512 metres) serving as its highest point. Although...

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