Asahan is a small town in Jasin District in the Malaysian state of Malacca, which is located near the state border tripoint with Johor and Negeri Sembilan at the foot of Mount Ledang.[1][2]
Asahan | |
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Town | |
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  Asahan Location in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 2°23′33″N 102°32′41″E / 2.39250°N 102.54472°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State | Malacca |
| District | Jasin |
| Mukim | Chabau |
| Government | |
| • Ruling party | UMNO |
| • ADUN (N10) | YB Tuan Fairul Nizam bin Roslan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Website | www |
Tourist attractions
edit- Asahan Waterfall,[3] at the northern foot of Mount Ledang
- Laman Tiga Budaya (Site of the Three Cultures) - A recreational area with a monument marking the tripoint between the states of Johor, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan and a water theme park.[4]
- Saujana Asahan - Sports and recreation centre owned by the National Sports Council of Malaysia.[5]
Gallery
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Saujana Asahan, with Mount Ledang rising in the background -
A monument in Laman Tiga Budaya, marking the tripoint between the states of Malacca (red), Negeri Sembilan (yellow) and Johor (blue), with the water theme park in the background. -
Closeup of the monument.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Asahan Bukan Lagi Pekan Koboi". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
- ^ SUFFIAN ABU BAKAR. "Melaka wujudkan Bandar Baharu Asahan". Utusan Online.
- ^ "Asahan Waterfall". MP Jasin. 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Titik pertemuan 3 negeri dibangunkan". Berita Harian.
- ^ "» Kompleks MSN Saujana Asahan -Majlis Sukan Negara". nsc.gov.my.
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