Malacca Sultanate Watermill

Malacca Sultanate Watermill
Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka
General information
Type	watermill
Location	Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates	2°11′37.7″N 102°14′51.9″E
Construction started	2007
Completed	March 2008
Cost	RM1.5 million
Height	13 meters

Malacca Sultanate Watermill (Malay: Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, lit. 'Malacca Malay Sultanate Watermill') is a replica watermill located along the bank of Malacca River in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was built in 2007 and completed in March 2008.^[1] It is the first and largest watermill in Malaysia, standing at a height of 13 meters and was built based on Islamic technology found in Syria and China.^[2] The concrete structure is what remains nowadays, the wooden wheel is not present anymore and the attraction has fallen into decay.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Malacca

References

1. "Official Portal Melaka Historic City Council - Windmills of the Sultanate of Melaka". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
2. "Melaka Sultanate Watermill". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.