Merlimau

Merlimau is a mukim and town in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia.[1][2] Politically, it is situated in the parliament constituency of P139 Jasin,[3][4] and state constituency of N27 Merlimau, which consists of seven ballot box areas, namely Ayer Merbau, Chincin, Jasin Lalang, Merlimau Utara, Merlimau Pasir, Permatang Serai, and Pengkalan Samak.[5]

Merlimau
Town
Merlimau is located in Malacca
Merlimau
Merlimau
Location in Malaysia
Merlimau is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Merlimau
Merlimau
Merlimau (Peninsular Malaysia)
Coordinates: 2°09′N 102°26′E
CountryMalaysia
StateMalacca
DistrictJasin

Economy
  • Merlimau Industrial Area[6]

Education

Tourist attractions
Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery
Portuguese Well
Tun Teja Mausoleum
  • Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery - A gallery opened in February 2011 and used to be the house of Demang Abdul Ghani, whose ancestor came from Palembang and his family. Built in 1831, its first known occupants were people of Abdul Majid's generation. The building, sometimes called the Merlimau Palace, was the administrative centre of the village in the past and often used as a meeting place to discuss community affairs.[9][10]
  • Portuguese Well - A water well in Kampung Pengkalan Samak which was built with laterite rocks obtained from the beaches. The well was dug by the Portuguese soldiers during Portuguese rule in Malacca as their water source when they were stationed at the town to protect it from the attack which came from Muar.[11][12]
  • Tun Teja Mausoleum - The burial place of Tun Teja Ratna Benggala, consort of Sultan Mahmud Shah who ruled Malacca from 1458 to 1511.[13] She was believed to have died on the way to Muar, Johor, when the sultan was escaping the invasion of the Portuguese in 1511 and was buried at Kampung Pengkalan Samak.[14] The mausoleum is located in the middle of a paddy field, with her tomb painted in white and the headstone is covered with yellow cloths.[15]
Merlimau Industrial Area
  • Tun Teja's Tomb
    Tun Teja's Tomb

References
  1. FADZLY IZAB. "Merlimau Sentral lonjak status Merlimau". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Merlimau makin sepi dari peta pelancongan Melaka?". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "Dashboard PRU14". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. "PILIHAN RAYA KECIL N.27 MERLIMAU | Portal Rasmi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR)". www.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. Industrial Park
  7. Merlimau Polytechnic
  8. "KJM-Campus". melaka.uitm.edu.my.
  9. "Galeri Demang Abdul Ghani, Melaka". emily2u.com.
  10. "Malay heritage houses still stand tall in Melaka | the Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. "Portuguese Well". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. "Kosmo! Online - Rencana Utama". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  13. "Tun Teja Mausoleum: a story of love, betrayal and war". Free Malaysia Today. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  14. Chalil, Melanie (16 April 2019). "Singaporean man, family visit Malaysia to clean tombs of historical figures". Malay Mail. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. "Exploring Tun Teja's Mausoleum, Malacca, Malaysia". exploring-malaysia.com.
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