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A tanjung is a cape, and it is an extremely common geographical name in the Malay world. It may refer to: * George Town, Penang in the Malay language * Tanjung, Tabalong, the capital city of Tabalong Regency, in South Kalimantan province of Indonesia * Tanjung, Lombok, the capital city of North Lombok Regency, in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia * Tanja sail or Tanjung, another name for the Austronesian tilted square sail See also * Tanjong (other) Tanjong (Malaysian for " cape" or "headland"), alternatively spelled Tanjung, may refer to: * Tanjong, investment company of Malaysia *George Town, Penang (old name: Tanjong Penaga) * Tanjong Pagar, a district in Singapore *Constituencies in Malaysi ...
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Malay World
The Malay world or Malay realm (Indonesian/Malay: or ; Jawi: ), is a concept or an expression that has been used by different authors and groups over time to denote several different notions, derived from varied interpretations of Malayness, either as a racial category, as a linguistic group or as a cultural group. The use of the term 'Malay' in much of the conceptualisation is largely based on the prevalent Malay cultural influence, manifested in particular through the spread of the Malay language in Southeast Asia as observed by different colonial powers during the Age of Discovery and spread of Islam. The term remains highly controversial outside of Malay-speaking areas and as such is considered politically charged and irredentist rather than purely cultural. The concept in its broadest territorial stretch may apply to a region synonymous with Austronesia, homeland to the Austronesian peoples, that extends from Easter Island in the east to Madagascar in the west. Such ...
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George Town, Penang
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Tanjung, Tabalong
Tanjung, or also commonly known as Tanjung Tabalong, is a town and district, which orms the administrative centre of Tabalong Regency in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. Etymology and names The origin of the Tanjung name was originated from some local stories told by generations since the 1940s. The name came from the jungle explorers who used to search for some open areas for farming until their feet were hurt by stepping on Tataba thorns. They screamed and ask for help, in which in the local language (Banjar language), it is called Tahalulung. History * The Kingdom of Tanjungpuri was built in Tanjung by the old Malay people in 520. * Empire of Japan conquered the city in 1942. * Tanjung City General Attack war in 1949. Geography Tanjung district is located on a relatively flat plain in the northern region of South Kalimantan. It borders Haruai, Murung Pudak and Tanta districts in the east, Bintang Ara district in the north, Kelua district in the south and Cent ...
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Tanjung, Lombok
Tanjung is a town and district on the island of Lombok. It is the local capital of the North Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province West Nusa Tenggara. "Tanjung" means "cape" in Indonesian. Tanjung is known for its market and its temples. There is a new Buddhist temple (''Sutta Dhamma Lenek'') near Tanjung. Another Buddhist Temple, ''Vihara Dhamma'', can be visited in the centre of Tanjung. About 800 Buddhists live in and around Tanjung. ''Pura Medana'' is a significant Hindu temple to the west of Tanjung on the small Sira peninsula. Every Sunday a special cattle market is held in Tanjung. There are various waterfalls to the east of Tanjung such as Air Terjung Gangga (Gangga waterfall) and Air Terjun Tiu (Tiu waterfall) with a height of 30 metres.Catherine Bourzat: '' Indonésie'', p. 474. Boulogne-Billancourt 2013 Administrative villages Tanjung consists of 7 villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than ...
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Tanja Sail
Tanja sail (Malay language, Malay: ''layar tanjak'') or tanja rig is a type of sail commonly used by the Austronesian peoples, Austronesian people, particularly in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is also known as the tilted square sail, canted rectangular sail, rectangular balance lug, or Lug sail#Types, balance lug sail in English.Needham, Joseph (1971). ''Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part III: Civil Engineering and Nautics''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. In historical sources, tanja sail is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Lateen Sail, lateen sail or simply square sail. Etymology Also called tanjaq, tanjak, tanja', tanjong, or tanjung sail. The Mandar people call it ''sombal tanjaq'' because when the wind blows the lower part of the sail (''peloang'') would "''mattanjaq''" (lit. "kick"). In colonial British records, it is sometimes written as "lyre ''tanjong''", a misspelling of ''layar tanjong'' (''layar'' means "sail" ...
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