Terengganu Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Malaysian state
About Terengganu
Terengganu is probably the most Malay of all the Malaysian states, with Malays comprising approximately 95% of the population. It is also the Malaysian state where Islam first arrived, as documented by a 1303 C.E. stone inscription that was left at Kuala Berang, the capital of the district of Ulu (upriver) Terengganu; the Terengganu Inscription Stone is now displayed at the Terengganu State Museum inKuala Terengganu. As a result of the state's history as the first recipient of Islam in Malaysia and the deep faith of most of the overwhelming Muslim majority in the state, its official nickname isDarul Iman— The Abode of Faith in Allah. Terengganu's economy has benefited from the discovery and subsequent exploitation of offshore oil deposits, which are near the shore and supply some surprisin
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