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Pahang

American  
[pah-hahng, puh-hang] / pɑˈhɑŋ, pəˈhæŋ /

noun

  1. a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Kuantan.


Pahang British  
/ pəˈhʌŋ /

noun

  1. a state of Peninsular Malaysia, on the South China Sea: the largest Malayan state; mountainous and heavily forested. Capital: Kuantan. Pop: 1 288 376 (2000). Area: 35 965 sq km (13 886 sq miles)

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Malaysia's Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said she has instructed full school closures in four states and two federal territories as well as one partial closure in the central Pahang State.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The fruit is often grown in plantations like this one, which is spread over 1,000 acres in the Malaysian state of Pahang.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

The government Tuesday said it allowed Lynas to continue to import and process rare earths at its refinery in central Pahang state, reversing a decision for such activities to halt by Jan. 1.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

During this period, often thought of as “the golden age” of Malacca, Mansur Shah pursued an expansionist policy, adding the gold-rich state of Pahang on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to his kingdom.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Whether in Pahang, Trĕnggânu, or Kĕlantan it is much the same.

From In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula by Sir Hugh Charles Clifford

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