Lumut
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- This article is about the town of Lumut in Malaysia. For the town of the same name in Brunei, please see Lumut (Brunei).
Lumut is a small town (population 31,880) in Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km south of Ipoh, 2 km from the town of Sitiawan and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island. It is a quaint little town famous for its beautiful seashell and coral handicrafts. The once little-known fishing town has since become the home base of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Lumut in Malay means moss, lichen, or seaweed. In its early days, the beach is said to be rich in moss, so the local people called it Lumut. Lumut jetty now is the staging-off point to various beautiful offshore islands, including Pangkor Island.
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In the early days, Lumut was a sheltered natural jetty when large Hock Chew community docked and make its way Sitiawan. The estuary at that time was characterised by damp mossy soils on reddish earths. Tins and lumber from as far as Kinta were transported by elephants and sampans.
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