Sultanate of Pahang
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| Pahang Darul Makmur ڤهڠ دار المعمور |
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| Anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami (God, Save Our Sultan) |
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| Coordinates: 3°45′N 102°30′E / 3.750°N 102.500°ECoordinates: 3°45′N 102°30′E / 3.750°N 102.500°E | |||
| Capital | Kuantan | ||
| Royal capital | Pekan | ||
| Government | |||
| • Sultan | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah | ||
| • Regent | Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj | ||
| • Menteri Besar | Adnan Yaakob (Barisan Nasional) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 36,137 km2 (13,953 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 1,623,200 | ||
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Pahangese, Pahangite | ||
| Human Development Index | |||
| • HDI (2010) | 0.705 (high) (10th) | ||
| Postal code | 25xxx to 28xxx, 39xxx, 49000, 69000 | ||
| Calling code | 09 (Pahang except as noted) 05 (Cameron Highlands) 03 (Genting Highlands) |
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| ISO 3166 code | MY-06 | ||
| Vehicle registration | C | ||
| GDP | RM 45,882 million (8th) | ||
| - Per capita | RM 30,343 (8th) | ||
| Old Kingdom | 5th - 15th century | ||
| Old Sultanate | 1470 - 1623 | ||
| Modern Kingdom | 1770 - 1881 | ||
| Modern Sultanate | 1884 | ||
| Federated into FMS | 1895 | ||
| Japanese occupation | 1942 | ||
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 | ||
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 | ||
| Website | www |
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Pahang (Malay pronunciation: [paˈhaŋ]; Jawi: ڤهڠ) is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia. The state occupies the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.
The state capital of Pahang is Kuantan, and the royal capital is at Pekan. Other major towns include Temerloh, Bentong and its hills resorts of Genting Highlands and Bukit Tinggi. The other important districts are Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, and the hill resorts of Cameron Highlands and Fraser's Hill in Raub.
The Arabic honorific of Pahang is Darul Makmur ("Abode of Tranquility").
Based on Chinese records, Pahang was known to the Chinese as Phang or Pahangh, other variations include Pang-Hang, Pang-Heng, Pong-Fong, Phe-Hang, and Pang-Kang and others. In 1225, Chau Ju-Kua wrote the book Chu-Fan-Chi and mentioned that amongst the states controlled by San-Fo-Chi was one called Peng-Keng, supposedly modern day Pahang.
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