Engineering:Malacca Sultanate Watermill

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Short description: Watermill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Malacca Sultanate Watermill
Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka
Melaka Malaysia Water-wheel-replica-01.jpg
General information
Typewatermill
LocationMalacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 2°11′37.7″N 102°14′51.9″E / 2.193806°N 102.24775°E / 2.193806; 102.24775
Construction started2007
CompletedMarch 2008
CostRM1.5 million
Height13 meters

Malacca Sultanate Watermill (Malay: Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, lit. 'Malacca Malay Sultanate Watermill') is a replica watermill located along the bank of Malacca River in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was built in 2007 and completed in March 2008.[1] It is the first and largest watermill in Malaysia, standing at a height of 13 meters and was built based on Islamic technology found in Syria and China .[2]

See also

  • List of tourist attractions in Malacca

References