Malacca (disambiguation)

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Malacca (Melaka) can refer to the following geographical entities in Southeast Asia:

• Malacca, a state in Malaysia
• Malacca City or Malacca Town, the capital of the state of Malacca, which is recognised as UNESCO World Heritage site
• Malacca Sultanate, an early sultanate based in the Malacca area
• Strait of Malacca, a major waterway separating Malaya and Sumatra
• Crown Colony of Malacca, formed in 1946 and merged with the Federation of Malaya after gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1957

Malacca can also refer to:

• Malacca, the tourist name for the village U-rèk-ka on Car Nicobar, an island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Malacca Banks, sandbanks in India's Gulf of Khambhat
• Malacca, the stem of the rattan palm, used for making walking sticks and umbrella sticks
• Malacca, Car Nicobar, a village in India
• Malacca, Nancowry, a village in India
• Malacca tree, a common name for Phyllanthus emblica

See also

• Malaca (disambiguation)
• Malakas, a Greek slang word