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MUSEUM
SUNGAI LEMBING MUSEUM
(Kuantan)

The Museum of Sungai Lembing built by the Museums and Antiquities Department with the objectives of propagating the information and exhibiting the proofs of its' history as well as Pahang.

The town of Sungai Lembing lies 42 kilometers from Kuantan town with the well-built road system. Visitors will be entertained with the spectacular knowledge on the subterranean tin mining, which was once acknowledged as the largest subterranean mine in the world. 

Exhibits
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How To Get There
Address & Contact
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Historically, Sungai Lembing was a rich and famous town, as the main producer of tin in Pahang. It was called as the East El-Dorado in Tanah Melayu as situated a Village of the English community here. The history of tin mining here is believably started since the prehistorically period and was intensively managed by a British company, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (PCCL), started from 1906 till it's liquidation on 1986.


Exhibits
PCCL
Geomorphology
Equipment & Attire
External Exhibition
External Exhibition (Car)
Mining Memoir
Mining Diorama
Mining Economics
Mining Arcade
'Wakaf'

Facilities
Restaurant (opposite the Sungai Lembing Museum - Tapis Resort)
Car park (free)
Public transportation like bus and taxis from Kuantan to Sungai Lembing
How To Get There
By Road
» Served by bus (Seng Heng Company)
   Bus Fare : RM3.20

» Served by taxi
   Taxi Fare : RM20
ADMISSION FEES
 
» RM 1.00 per person - 12 years old and above
» Student with school uniform - Free admission
OPENING HOURS
 
» Opens daily except Monday
VISITING HOURS
 
» Tuesdays - Sundays : 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
»
Friday                    : 9.00 am to 12.00 pm & 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
» Close                      : Mondays, Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Hari Raya Aidiladha 

Address & Contact Information
SUNGAI LEMBING MUSEUM
Sg. Lembing
26200 Kuantan
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel : 609-541 2378
Fax: 609-541 2377
E-mail   : esa@jma.gov.my
Website : www.jma.gov.my   
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