Monday, May 3, 2010



Popular Museum and Watercraft Gallery in Pekan
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BANDAR DIRAJA PEKAN (the Royal Town of Pekan)
In Pekan, there is a popular museum and watercraft gallery where, as a source of Pahang history, it is rich with exhibits of ancient artifacts.
Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan is the royal town of the state of Pahang Darul Makmur. In the middle of the town, we can observe fine architectural buildings of yesteryears, and places of historic significance including the Royal Palace of the Sultan of Pahang.
In fact when the British first came to Pahang with the appointment of John Pickersgill Rodger as the first British Resident in October 1888, the State’s administrative center was located at Pekan. But three years later, in 1891, the British colonizers moved the state’s administrative center from Pekan to Kuala Lipis.

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