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Lumut, Perak
Town in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia
Town in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Lumut | ||
| translit_lang1 | Other | ||
| translit_lang1_type1 | Jawi | ||
| translit_lang1_info1 | {{Script | Arab | لوموت}} |
| translit_lang1_type2 | Chinese | ||
| translit_lang1_info2 | 红土坎 | ||
| 紅土坎 | |||
| translit_lang1_type3 | Tamil | ||
| translit_lang1_info3 | லூமுட் | ||
| Lūmuṭ | |||
| settlement_type | Town | ||
| image_skyline | Jeti Lumut3.jpg | ||
| image_caption | Lumut Jetty | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | ||
| subdivision_name | |||
| subdivision_type1 | State | ||
| subdivision_name1 | Perak | ||
| subdivision_type2 | District | ||
| subdivision_name2 | Manjung | ||
| leader_title1 | Parliament Member for Lumut | ||
| leader_name1 | Nordin Ahmad Ismail | ||
| population_total | 31,880 |
紅土坎 Lūmuṭ
Lumut is a coastal town and mukim in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km southwest of the state capital city of Ipoh, 12 km north from the town of Sitiawan. It is the main gateway to Pangkor Island before established Marina Island Pangkor as second gateway, and noted for seashell and coral handicrafts.
This once little-known fishing town has since become the home base of the Royal Malaysian Navy and the site of the biggest naval shipbuilder in Malaysia, Boustead.
Toponymy
Lumut in Malay means moss, lichen, or seaweed. In its early days, the beach was said to be rich in moss, so the local people called it Lumut.
History
Lumut has a sheltered jetty. A large Hockchew community moved from there to Sitiawan. The estuary was formerly characterized by damp mossy soils on reddish earth. Tin and lumber were transported there by elephants and sampans, from as far away as Kinta. It was once part of the Straits Settlements by virtue of the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 until it was returned to Perak by Great Britain in 1935.
Events
Inccidents
On 23 April 2024, two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters – an AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter Fennec – collided during a military parade rehearsal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Ten people – seven on the AW139 and three on the Fennec – were killed. There were no survivors.
Dockyard
Since 1993, six U.S. Navy warships had been repaired at Lumut's dockyard at a cost of RM 1.6 million. The warships were , , , , , and .
Kapal_perang_di_TUDM_Lumut.jpg|Royal Malaysian Navy training ship (left) and multi-role support ship seen berthed at Lumut Naval Base Pembinaan kapal tentera di TLDM Lumut.jpg|Naval shipbuilding at Boustead, located in Lumut cmglee_Malaysia_Pangkor_Island_and_Lumut.jpg|Aerial photograph of Pangkor Island and Lumut from the east
List of mosques
- Masjid An-nur Pengkalan TLDM
- Masjid Khairul Jariah Segari
- Masjid Al-Adly Pekan Lumut
- Masjid Sultan Idris Shah
- Masjid Arfiah Kampung Batu
References
References
- (2017). "Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use". Malaysian National Committee on Geographical Names.
- "Ten crew killed after two Malaysian Navy helicopters collide in midair".
- (2024-04-23). "Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, killing 10 crew".
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