Muar (city)

Muar
	Muar
	Muar
Coordinates	2 ° 3 ' N , 102 ° 34' E Coordinates: 2 ° 3 ' N , 102 ° 34' E
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
ISO 3166-2	MY-01
height	37 m
Residents	357,148 (2010)

Muar , also Bandar Maharani , is a historic city in Malaysia on the Strait of Malacca and the capital of the Muar district in the state of Johor . It was declared the royal city of Johor by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor in 2012 and is the fourth largest city (after Johor Bahru , Batu Pahat and Kluang ) in Johor. Your urban area is divided between the Muar districts and the new Tangkak district .

climate

Like the rest of the Malaysian peninsula, Muar enjoys a warm, sunny equatorial climate all year round and abundant rainfall, especially during the southwest monsoons from April to September. The climate is very much determined by the adjacent sea and the wind system. In the 2006/2007 floods, unusually heavy rainfall led to severe flooding.

history

Muar has a long history as mentioned in many historical records. It is believed that the story of Muar began even before the Sultanate of Malacca. Many accounts of the early history of Muar have been recorded. Around the year 1361, it was claimed in the poem Nagarakretagam a that Muar was part of the Majapahit Empire . It was occupied by Parameswara , the founder of the Malay Sultanate of Malacca , in the 14th century AD . Today's Muar was also the place where the deposed ruler of the sultanate fled in 1511 after the Portuguese invasion, which was started from Goa . During the invasion and attack by the Portuguese of Afonso de Albuquerque in 1511, Muar played a role in resisting the Portuguese occupation of Malacca until the area finally fell. The area later came under the rule of the British Empire , but remained under the de facto control of local rulers for a long time.

The modern city of Muar, known as Bandar Maharani, was founded in 1887 and became one of the first cities in Malaya to have a rail link. During the Japanese invasion of the Malay Peninsula , the city was captured by the Japanese in the important Battle of Muar and remained under their occupation until 1945.

Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor declared Muar the new royal city of Johor on February 5, 2012, replacing Johor Bahru . This coincided with the Maulidur Rasul celebrations. Ibrahim also became the first ruler of Johor, who held his birthday celebrations on November 22, 2012 in Muar. He chose the city because of its “rich history and tradition alongside peaceful, beautiful and progressive” characteristics (“rich in history and tradition besides being peaceful, beautiful and progressive”) and called on the state government to record all old buildings in the city and to be designated as State Heritage .

economy

Muar is known internationally as the center of Malaysia's furniture industry. The city also has several industrial areas. In particular, there are three large factories owned by multinational corporations, namely STMicroelectronics , Micron Technology, and Pioneer Corporation . Retail is dominated by Chinese-run small businesses and larger shopping malls. The city is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia visited for its historic pre-war buildings. In the rural area of Muar, however, agriculture dominates.