Travel Guide
Widely hailed as the Pearl of the Orient, Penang is made up of an island shaped like a turtle and a strip of land on Peninsula Malaysia. Spreading over an area of 1030 square kilometers, Georgetown is the name of the state capital. The strip of land on Peninsula Malaysia is called Province Wellesley or Seberang Prai in Malay and is linked to the island by the 13.5 km long Penang Bridge since 1985. Aside from the bridge, the island and the Province Wellesley are also linked via ferry services.Known as Pulau Pinang in Malay, which literally means "Island of the Betel Nut tree", Penang boasts of modern sky-scrappers, prewar buildings, scrumptious nyonya food, delicious hawker fares, beautiful beaches and scenic hills.