Malacca Sultanate Watermill Explained

Malacca Sultanate Watermill
Native Name:Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka
Native Name Lang:ms
Building Type:watermill
Location:Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
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Start Date:2007
Completion Date:March 2008
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Cost:RM1.5 million
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Height:13 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] The concrete structure is what remains nowadays, the wooden wheel is not present anymore and the attraction has fallen into decay.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Portal Melaka Historic City Council - Windmills of the Sultanate of Melaka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619121205/http://www.mbmb.gov.my/en/kincir-air-kesultanan-melaka . 19 June 2015 . 7 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Melaka Sultanate Watermill . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711022507/http://amazingmelaka.com/2012/03/melaka-sultanate-watermill/ . 11 July 2015 . 5 June 2015 . AmazingMelaka.com.