27 November 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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George Town, the
capital city of the
Malaysian state of
Penang, is located at the north-eastern tip of
Penang Island. It is
Malaysia’s second largest city, with 708,127 inhabitants as of 2010, while
Greater Penang is the nation’s second biggest
conurbation with a population of 2,412,616. The historical core of George Town has been inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
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