Pengkalan Kempas Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Luak
Subdivision Name2:Port Dickson
Subdivision Name3:Linggi
Established Title:Established
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:71150
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info2:Chinese: 船头
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Coordinates:2.45°N 103°W
Pushpin Map:Malaysia Negeri Sembilan#Malaysia West#Malaysia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pengkalan Kempas
Timezone1:MYT
Utc Offset:+8
Official Name:Pengkalan Kempas
Native Name:Pongkalan Kompeh
Elevation M:20

Pengkalan Kempas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Pongkalan Kompeh; Jawi: ڤڠكالن كمڤاس) is a hamlet in Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex is located here. It is also called Keramat Ujung Pasir.

Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex

Located about 23 km from the Cape Rachado (Tanjung Tuan) lighthouse and 34 km from Port Dickson town. Here you will find a 15th-century tomb of a historical personality, Ulama Sheikh Ahmad Majanu, with its famous carved megalith.[1] Next to his grave are the famous stone inscriptions or "Batu Bersurat" which depict his struggle and victory. The enigma surrounding the stone remains unsolved to this day. Of special interest is the ‘ordeal stone’, an ancient lie-detector, through which a person puts his arm when answering questions. If he lies, the stone tightens like a vice.

References

  1. de CASPARIS . J. G. . 1980 . Ahmat Majanu's Tombstone at Pengkalan Kempas and Its Kawi Inscription . Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . 53 . 1 (237) . 1–22 . 0126-7353.