Malacca facts for kids

Malacca in Malaysia

Malacca (also known in Malay as Melaka) is a state in Malaysia that is on the southern part of Malay Peninsula. The Strait of Malacca is to the south. The capital city of Malacca is Malacca City.

Images for kids

Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum, modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate.
Mao Kun map, from Wubei Zhi, which comes from the early 15th century maps of Zheng He's navigators and cartographers, showing Malacca (滿剌加) near the top left.
Map of Malacca 1602
1630 map of the Portuguese fort and the city of Malacca
The construction of the Bastion Middelburg was carried out in 1660 under the Dutch colonization of Malacca, it is strategically located at the mouth of Malacca River
Dutch Malacca, c. 1750
Malacca River 1907, Church of St. Francis Xavier in the background
Malacca River
Serkam industrial area
Melaka International Trade Centre
Malacca State Mosque
Portuguese Settlement (Saint John's Village)
Melaka International Motorsport Circuit
Ayer Keroh National High School
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Malacca Public Library Corporation main library at Bukit Baru.
Tanjung Kling Power Station
Durian Tunggal Reservoir
Ruins of St Paul's Church first built in 1521, the oldest church in Southeast Asia
Christ Church
Fortress of Malacca
Jonker Walk
Malacca Chinese Mosque
Coastal side of Malacca
Macau Gallery Malacca
Casa Cuba
Malacca International Airport
Elaborately decorated rickshaws are available in Malacca