About Melaka

Melaka or Malacca is a state in Malaysia which is located at the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia where the state of Melaka is actually sandwiched in between Negeri Sembilan and Johor. In addition to that, Melaka is actually closely situated alongside with the Straits of Melaka where this famous 500 mile long strait is actually, and still the world’s longest strait connecting the Indian Ocean and the China Sea. Based on the statistic in the year 2001, there are roughly 649000 people staying in this 1650 square kilometer state. Besides the state capital which is Melaka, there are another 4 main administrative districts here in Melaka where these 4 districts include Pulau Besar, Jasin, Melaka Tengah and Alor Gajah.

In the early days after Melaka was founded by an Islamic prince who left Sumatra, this small fishing village slowly developed into an important trading port in the region serving as a stopping point for traders from both China and India. During the time period where Melaka was emerging as an important port, it is said that Melaka and China has close diplomatic ties and thus as a result, the Melaka state we see today inherited some of the cultures from Mainland China. Some of these cultural inheritances such as temples or Chinese styled buildings can be seen lying at all around Melaka.

Nowadays, although Melaka is no longer used as an important port for trading purposes, this historical state is still retaining its reputation as an interesting tourist attraction here in Malaysia. There are hundreds and thousands of tourists coming into Melaka daily as Melaka is a very wonderful state in a historical sense. This is said in such as way because aside from the influence of China, Melaka has also inherited some of the cultures from the Portuguese and the British due to the fact where both of these countries were once the occupants of Melaka in the early days before the independence of Malaysia. Aside from all of these historical and cultural attractions, Melaka is also known as one of the food paradises here in Malaysia and of course, a wide array of cuisines can be found here in Melaka such as Nyonya food, Portuguese food and as well as local delicacies such as chicken rice and grilled fish.

Just like the whole of Malaysia, the climate here in Melaka is tropical climate where the weather is mostly sunny throughout the year. For travelers planning on a vacation, Melaka is for sure one of the best choices around and on top of that, there is no reason for not being able to visit Melaka as Melaka is fully accessible either by road or by air.

About Melaka Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melaka

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