Sandakan Heritage Trail ( ms, Jejak Warisan Sandakan) is a

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connecting several historical sites in

Sandakan Sandakan (, Jawi: , ) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of ...

, a town in the east

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n state of

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

. It is marked with white concrete tiles placed on the ground showing a red footprint the words "Heritage Trail" in either black or gold.

History

Sandakan was almost completely destroyed during

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. The few remaining historical relics of the former

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capital was combined into a historical trails in 2003 as Sandakan Heritage Trail (SHT).

Landmarks

At present, the eleven stations of the Heritage Trail are as follows: *

Sandakan Jamek Mosque The Sandakan Jamek Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jamek Sandakan or also known as Masjid Jamek Sheik Hasabollah At-Tohiri) is a mosque in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Opened in 1890, it is the oldest mosque in Sandakan, part of Sandakan Heritage Trail. Hi ...

* MPS Square with the William Pryer Monument, the

Chartered Company Monument The Chartered Company Monument ( ms, Tugu Syarikat Berkanun) is a monument in the town of Sandakan in Sabah, Malaysia dedicated to the British servicemen or employees who were killed at the end of the 19th century. The monument was built by the ...

, the Sandakan War Monument and the Sandakan Liberation Monument * 100-step staircase *

Agnes Keith House Agnes Keith House (formerly known as the Newlands) ( ms, Rumah Agnes Keith) is a historic house museum in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. The museum is named after Agnes Newton Keith, an American author known for her three autobiographical accounts ...

* Historic staircase * Goddess of Mercy Temple * St. Michael's and All Angels Church *

Sam Sing Kung Temple Sam Sing Kung Temple ( zh, 三聖宮) (also known as the Three Saints Temple) is a Chinese temple in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Built in 1887, the temple is the third oldest temple in Sandakan, after Goddess of Mercy Temple and Tam Kung Temple. ...

* Malaysia fountain * Tourist Information Centre and

Sandakan Heritage Museum Sandakan Heritage Museum ( ms, Muzium Warisan Sandakan) is a museum located at the 1st floor of Wisma Warisan building in Sandakan of Sabah, Malaysia. The museum building is located next to the Sandakan Municipal Council and is part of the Sanda ...

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