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Pahang () is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia. The state occupies the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea. Its state capital is Kuantan, and the royal seat is at Pekan. Other important towns include Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, Temerloh and the hill resorts of Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Bukit Tinggi and Fraser's Hill. The Arabic honorific of Pahang is ''Darul Makmur'' ("Abode of Tranquility"). The ethnic composition is roughly 1,000,000 Malay and Bumiputra, 233,000 Chinese, 68,500 Indians, 13,700 others, and 68,000 non-citizens. ==Etymology== Based on Chinese records, Pahang was known to the Chinese as ''Phang'' or ''Pahangh'', other variations include ''Pang-Hang'', ''Pang-Heng'', ''Pong-Fong'', ''Phe-Hang'', and ''Pang-Kang'' and others. In 1225, Chau Ju-Kua wrote the book ''Chu-Fan-Chi'' and mentioned that amongst the states controlled by San-Fo-Chi was one called ''Peng-Keng'', supposedly modern day Pahang. The Arabs and Europeans at that time called it as ''Pam'', ''Pan'', ''Phang'', ''Paam'', ''Poa'', ''Paon'', ''Phamm'', ''Paham'', ''Fanhan'', ''Phang'' and ''Pahagh''. G.R Tibbets, a historian who commented the story written by Mas'udi thought that ''Fanjab'' (in Mas'udi's book) was Pahang. He preferred to call it ''Fanhan'', ''Panghang''/''Panhang'', rather than ''Fanjab''. The name 'Pahang' has been said to originate from the language of a Siamese aborigines tribe, meaning 'ore'. The aborigines used to live here and opened up several mining areas, especially in Sungai Lembing. According to an old Malay story, at the place near the Pahang River, on the opposite side of Kampung Kembahang, a large 'mahang' tree fell across the river, thus the name 'Pahang' originated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pahang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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