Batu Ferringhi
| Batu Ferringhi | |
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| Suburb of George Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 峇都丁宜 |
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 Batu Ferringhi
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| Coordinates: 5°28′5.88″N 100°14′31.2″E / 5.4683000°N 100.242000°ECoordinates: 5°28′5.88″N 100°14′31.2″E / 5.4683000°N 100.242000°E | |
| Country |
 Malaysia |
| State |
 Penang |
| District | Northeast Penang Island |
| Government | |
| • Local Government | Penang Island City Council |
| • Mayor of Penang Island | Patahiyah Ismail |
| • State assemblyman | Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) |
| • Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament | Zairil Khir Johari (DAP) |
| Time zone | Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) |
| Postal code | 11100 |
| Website | www |
Batu Ferringhi is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located along the northern coast of Penang Island, it is the prime beach destination in Penang among locals and tourists. To cater to the influx of tourists, several major high-rise hotels have been established along the 4km stretch of beaches, including the Hard Rock Hotel.
The beach resorts along Batu Ferringhi also offer various water sport activities, such as parasailing. On a clear day, one could get a picturesque view of the Andaman Sea and Mount Jerai, which is located within the neighbouring state of Kedah. In addition, Batu Ferringhi is famous for its night market that offers a wide variety of merchandise and street food.
There had been human activity within Batu Ferringhi as early as 1592, when an Englishman, Sir James Lancaster, arrived and began pillaging other vessels around Penang Island. However, for much of its recent history, Batu Ferringhi was a quiet village, until the urbanisation of the area beginning in the 1970s.
Due to its location along the northern coast of Penang Island, Batu Ferringhi was hard hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
The word Ferringhi is originally a Malay term for a person of Portuguese descent, but eventually came to denote all Westerners. It is, in turn, derived from Arabic ferringi, which was also used in the Middle East and Africa to mean a foreigner from the West.
Batu Ferringhi, therefore, would mean the place where Westerners had come ashore, with the Malay word batu (meaning rock) referring to the rocky shoreline of this particular area.
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