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Sabah, Malaysia
About
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Sabah, together with Sarawak are the two states form the Malaysia portion
of the island of Borneo. The capital of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu, formerly
known as Jesselton. Sabah also known as "the land below the wind", that's
because it is located just south of the typhoon prone region around
Philippines.
Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau are the main town. It's population are mostly the native groups (mainly the Kadazan, Murut, Bajau, Suluk), the Malays, Chinese, Indians and Eurasians. Harvest Festival is the most important celebrated by the native groups. |
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| At the height of 4,095.2m, Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and the 4th in South East Asia behind Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar (5881m), Puncak Jaya (4884m) and Puncak Trikora (4750m) in Papua, Indonesia. | |
Where is
Sabah is a Malaysian state located on the northern portion of the island Borneo. Its coordinates is 5 15'N, 117E. [click here for map]
How to get there
The easier way to get to Sabah is by air (Kota Kinabalu International Airport). Malaysian Airlines and Air Asia fly from Kuala Lumpur daily and several other regional destination link like Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, and Macau.
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