Pahang

Pahang (Jawi: ڨهڠ) is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, occupying the huge Sungai Pahang river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.

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Its state capital is Kuantan, and the royal seat is at Pekan. Other important towns include Kuala Lipis, Temerloh and the hill resorts of Genting Highlands and Fraser's Hill.

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The Arabic honorific of Pahang is Darul Makmur ("Abode of Tranquility").

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The ethnic composition is roughly - 1,000,000 Malay + Bumiputra, 233,000 Chinese, 68,500 Indians, 13,700 others, and 68,000 non-citizens.

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Jawi: Jawi is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language. It is used as one of two official scripts in Brunei, and is employed to a limited extent in Malaysia, Indonesia, Patani in southern Thailand and Singapore as well, particularly in religious contexts....

Peninsular Malaysia: Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. It is connected via a causeway and bridge to the island of Singapore to the south. Across the Strait of Malacca to the w...

Sungai Pahang: Sungai Pahang is the longest river in Peninsular Malaysia. It branches off from Sungai Anak Jelai, where tributaries originate at the Titiwangsa range. Later, it flows down to form the Sungai Jelai in the Lipis area. Then it hits the Jerantut area and joins Sungai Tembeling River, forming Sungai Pah...