The Hang Li Poh's Well (Malay: Perigi Hang Li Poh), also known as King's Well, is a historical water well in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. It is the oldest water well in Malaysia.
The well was built in 1459 by the followers of Hang Li Poh as the main water source in the town. After conquering Malacca in 1511, the Portuguese secured the well and used it as their main water source supply. After conquering Malacca in 1677, the Dutch surrounded the well with solid brick walls to protect the well. However, during the British period, they neglected the well and let it fall into disrepair.[1][2]
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Nowadays the water from the well is not that clean. It has also become a wishing well for visitors.
hang, well, malay, perigi, hang, also, known, king, well, historical, water, well, melaka, city, melaka, malaysia, oldest, water, well, malaysia, perigi, hang, pohgeneral, informationtypeformer, water, welllocationmelaka, city, melaka, malaysiacoordinates2, 19. The Hang Li Poh s Well Malay Perigi Hang Li Poh also known as King s Well is a historical water well in Melaka City Melaka Malaysia It is the oldest water well in Malaysia Hang Li Poh s WellPerigi Hang Li PohGeneral informationTypeformer water wellLocationMelaka City Melaka MalaysiaCoordinates2 11 45 5 N 102 15 19 4 E 2 195972 N 102 255389 E 2 195972 102 255389Completed1459 Contents 1 History 2 Function 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe well was built in 1459 by the followers of Hang Li Poh as the main water source in the town After conquering Malacca in 1511 the Portuguese secured the well and used it as their main water source supply After conquering Malacca in 1677 the Dutch surrounded the well with solid brick walls to protect the well However during the British period they neglected the well and let it fall into disrepair 1 2 Function editNowadays the water from the well is not that clean It has also become a wishing well for visitors See also editList of tourist attractions in Malacca Bukit CinaReferences edit Princess Hang Li Poh s Well AmazingMelaka com Archived from the original on 2 February 2015 Princess Hang Li Poh s well Melaka VirtualTourist com Archived from the original on 12 August 2017 Retrieved 10 February 2015 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hang Li Poh Well nbsp This article about a Malaysian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hang Li Poh 27s Well amp oldid 1182414416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
