Genting Highlands

Genting Highlands (????) is a famous mountain resort in Malaysia straddling the border of the states of Pahang and Selangor. It can be reached by car or by the fastest moving cable car of South East Asia (6 m/s).

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Mountain resort - Malaysia - Pahang - Selangor - Cable car

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It is sometimes known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia as it is the only land-based casino permitted by Malaysian law. It is part of the Genting Group. Besides the casino, this resort also features many hotels owned by Genting subsidiaries. One of them, First World Hotel has 6,300 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the world. Other facilities in this resort include a theme park, golf course, sky diving simulator and many other diversions.

Related Topics:
Las Vegas - Casino - Genting Group - Hotels - First World Hotel - Theme park - Golf course - Sky diving - Simulator

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Genting Higlands functions every year as the finish of a stage in the Tour de Langkawi cycling race. It is one of the longest (30 km) climbs featured in a cycling event.

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