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Penang Island
Penang Island
(
Malay
:
Pulau Pinang
;
Chinese
: 檳榔嶼
Tamil
:பினாங்கு தீவு) is part of the state of
Penang
, on the west coast of
Peninsular Malaysia
. It was named
Prince of Wales Island
when it was occupied by the
British
East India Company
on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the
Prince of Wales
, later
King George IV
. The capital,
George Town
, was named after the reigning
King George III
.
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