Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Geography



Kluang is in the center of the Malaysia state of Johor. It is geographically located at 110km north from Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat. This district is the only district that does not have a sea front, as it is surrounded by all other districts namely, Johor Bahru, Pontian, Batu Pahat, Segamat, Mersing and Kota Tinggi, except Muar district.

map source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Districts_of_Johor.PNG

The Name - Kluang



The name Kluang comes from the Malay word keluang, which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. Alas, the critters have almost completely disappeared, and some suspect that the town was named after two mountains that resemble the head and wing respectively of a bat from a distance





source : http://wikitravel.org/en/Kluang