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Labuan. / 5.30000°N 115.22000°E / 5.30000; 115.22000. Labuan ( / ləˈbuːən / ), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan ( Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan ), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. Its territory includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands, off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia.
East Malaysia ( Malay: Malaysia Timur ), or the Borneo States, [ 1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. The small independent nation of Brunei comprises two enclaves ...
Area code. 087. Victoria ( Malaysian: [vikˈtɔriˈa]) ( Malay: Bandar Victoria ), sometimes known as Bandar Labuan or simply Labuan, is the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia, an island group off the north coast of Borneo. It is in the southeast corner of Labuan and its Malay name, Bandar Victoria, is commonly used to ...
The Federal Territories ( Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan; Jawi: ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ) in Malaysia comprise three territories— Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya —governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an ...
Sabah is divided into five administrative divisions and 27 districts. Malay is the official language of the state; [20] [21] and Islam is the state religion, but other religions may be practised. [22] Sabah is known for its traditional musical instrument, the sompoton. Sabah has abundant natural resources, and its economy is strongly export ...
Labuan Bajo. / 8.500°S 119.883°E / -8.500; 119.883. Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is in Komodo district. [ 2] It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, one of the eight regencies of Flores.
e. The history of Sabah can be traced back to about 23–30,000 years ago when evidence suggests the earliest human settlement in the region existed. The history is interwoven with the history of Brunei and the history of Malaysia, which Sabah was previously part of and is currently part of respectively. The earliest recorded history of Sabah ...
The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration. [ 6] The Crown Colony of Labuan joined the new Crown colony during its formation. It was succeeded as the state of Sabah through the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 ...