Malacca

:This article is about a state in Malaysia. Malacca is also another name for Car Nicobar

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Malacca, also widely known as Melaka in Malay, (Jawi: ملاك) is a state of Malaysia, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. The state's capital is also called Melaka or Malacca.

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Although the first Malay sultanate started in Malacca, the state has no Sultan today. Instead, the head of state is the Governor or Yang Di-Pertuan Negeri, who is appointed by the head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after consulting the Chief Minister of Malacca. Currently, the Governor of Malacca is Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. Khalil b. Yaakob, the former Minister of Information of Malaysia. While, the Ketua Menteri or Chief Minister of the state is YAB Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Ali b. Mohd Rustam.

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Malaysia: The Federation of Malaysia (Malay: Persekutuan Malaysia) or simply Malaysia (Simplified Chinese: ????; Pinyin: M?l?ix?y?, Tamil: ???????) is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:...

Car Nicobar: Car Nicobar (known as Malacca or Pu in the local language) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands, which in turn are the southern part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It lies at and has an area of 127 km². Although this is less than 7% of the area of the N...

Malay: Malay can refer to:...

Malacca related Images and Photos (experimental)

Drawbridge at Malacca Engraved by George Cooke

Government House at Malacca Engraved by George Cooke

The Port and Town of Malacca Malaysia Illustration from "Le Costume Ancien Et Moderne"