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Sarawak (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 02 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 2.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 113 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 113.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was southern province of sultanate of Brunei in 15th century, when Majapahit empire of Java declined; was ruled by 3 generations of the English Brooke family 1841-1941; occupied by Japan 1941-1945; ceded to Britain as crown colony 1946; joined Malaysia 1963. |
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| Sarawak (preferred,C,V)
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| State of Sarawak (C,V,O)
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| Sarawak Negeri (C,V)
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| MY11 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Serawak (C,U)
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| Sâ-là-ye̍t-chû (C,U,Chinese, Hakka)
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| Saravak (C,U,Turkish)
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| Saravak (Azerbaijani)
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| Saravakas (C,U,Lithuanian)
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| Saravako (C,U,Esperanto)
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| รัฐซาราวัก (C,U,Thai)
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| सारावाक (C,U,Marathi)
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| 砂拉越 (C,U,Chinese)
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| 사라왁 주 (C,U,Korean)
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| Саравак (C,U,Macedonian)
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| Саравак (Serbian)
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| Саравак (Bulgarian)
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| Саравак (Russian)
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| Саравак (Ukrainian)
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| サラワク州 (C,U,Japanese)
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| سراواک (C,U,Urdu)
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| 沙撈越 (C,U,Chinese, Yue)
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| סראוואק (C,U,Hebrew )
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| ဆာရာဝပ်နယ် (C,U,Burmese)
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| سراوق (C,U,Arabic)
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| ساراواک (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| சரவாக் (C,U,Tamil)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1963 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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