The document provides a history of Lumut, Malaysia and details on its morphology, architecture, and community background. Lumut was previously known as Tanah Merah and was the site of an important historical signing ceremony. It has developed from a small coastal town serving the local navy community to a maritime tourism destination with recreational areas, commercial buildings, and residential developments. The population is predominantly Malay and senior citizens, though many young people have migrated elsewhere for work. Key industries include government, business, fishing, and tourism.

1. HISTORICAL
HISTORY OF LUMUT
•Lumut is a coastal town in the state of
Perak,Malaysia.
•It is the take off point to Pangkor Island and also
Pangkor Laut.
•This little coastal town serves the local community
which largely made up royal navy.
•Previously Lumut was known as Tanah Merah.
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•According to the historical records, Tanah Merah
(Lumut) is the location where ceremonial signing
delegating of Daerah Dinding to Kerajaan Negeri
Perak.
•This historic event happen on February 16, 1935 and
in conjunction with this, Tanah Merah rename as
Lumut.
•To commemorate the event, Masjid Al-Adly have
been built in the city symbolize gratitude on the
delegation of Dinding colonies.
•Lumut is well known for its beautiful shell and coral
handcraft

2. MORPHOLOGY
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1800-1900
•Development of shop houses along Jalan Sultan Idris
Shah. Development of shop houses along Jalan Sultan
Abdul Samad.
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•Perjanjian Pangkor 1874 (in conjunction with Daerah
Dinding delegation)
Legend
Undeveloped Area
1900-1950
Developed Area
Road
Proposed Site •Ceremonial signing delegation of Daerah Dinding to
4 Kerajaan Negeri Perak of February 16,1935.
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2 . •Tanah Merah renamed as Lumut
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•Erection of Masjid Al-Adly to commemorate the Daerah
Dinding delegation.
•Development of Navy Base, police station and post office.

3. MORPHOLOGY
.
Legend
Undeveloped Area
1960-2000
Developed Area
Road
Proposed Site •Renovation of shop houses at Jalan Sultan Idris
4
Shah. Development of Taman Bukit Maju in
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1992.
.
2
1 •Development of Kampung Padang Tembak.
Construction of Sekolah Methodist Acs, and SJK
(C) Eng Ling Lumut.
Legend
2000-2010
Undeveloped Area
Developed Area
Road •Land backfilling started on 2004 from Navy base,
Proposed Site
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to the waterfront, to the Marina Wing.
Development of shop houses along Jalan Sultan
3
. Yusoff Izzudin.
2
1
•Recreational area and commercial buildings have
been erected on the backfilled land to attract
tourists. Construction of multi-storey car park,
Sekolah Menengah Agama Al-Adly and vertical
housing development .

4. MORPHOLOGY
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Legend
Undeveloped Area
Developed Area
Road
Proposed Site
4
3
.
2
1
2011-PRESENT
•Building extension of Valley Resort Condominium.
•Land backfilling to the west of Lumut.

5. ARCHITECTURAL TIMELINE
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1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 PRESENT
TRADITIONAL COLONIAL MODERN HIGH-TECH

6. CULTURAL &
COMMUNITY BACKROUND
RACES
The race graph shows that Malay is the dominant
race this site. Secondly Chinese, thirdly Indian and
the rest are non citizen, aborigins and others. B
. C
15.5%
4%
A D
A : Uncle David Siva. B : Uncle Taib Ehsan, owner of
restaurant in Jalan Sultan Idris
Shah.
“From the respondents, most of them said that the number
of Chinese peoples are more than other races. We are inform that C : Aunty Fatimah Baharom, D : Tourists near Jetty
only 10 Malay dwellers left in Kampung Titi Panjang.” resident in Kampung Lumut.
Titi Panjang.

7. CULTURAL &
COMMUNITY BACKROUND
ECONOMY
From our respondents data and Tourism Centre
Lumut, it can be classified through the pie chart
below. The pie chart shows that economy from A B
government sector give highest percentage for
economy at Lumut. Business and estate have 30%
and 20% only. Fisherman become the lowest
percentage than others..
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C D
E F
A : Stalls near Jetty Lumut. B : Restaurant in Jalan Pegawai.
C : Groceries of sea product in D : Groceries sea product in Jalan
Jalan Pegawai . Titi Panjang.
E : Shops in Jalan Titi Panjang. F : Navy ship near Marina Wing.

8. CULTURAL &
COMMUNITY BACKROUND
The percentage of college students are the most
highest than other rate of student. The percentage
of kindergarten students are the most lowest rate.
A B
18.52%
.
C D
A : Chinese school in Jalan Titi B : Sekolah Methodist ACS, Lumut.
Panjang, Lumut.
C : Sekolah Agama Al Adly, Lumut. D : SJK(C) Eng Ling, Lumut.
Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia
36.3%

9. CULTURAL &
COMMUNITY BACKROUND
The highest percentage of religions at Lumut is
Islam. It’s dramatically decrease for Buddha and
the lowest percentage is others religions
A B
6.4%
71.6%
.
C D
E F
A : Driving range beside Sekolah B : Masjid Al Adly, Lumut.
“From the respondents, most of them said that the number Agama Al adly, Lumut.
of Malay peoples are less than other races. Therefore, Muslims at C : Entrace of Masjid Al Adly, Lumut. D : View of chinese temple.
Lumut was less compare other religious” E : Chinese temple in Jalan Titi F : Entrance of chinese temple, Lumut.
Panjang.

10. CULTURAL &
COMMUNITY BACKROUND
AGES
The graph bar shows that age below 20 is the
dominant percentage of age in Lumut. Secondly age
from 20 - 40 and the rest is above 40.
39.38%
23.4% .
37.14%
Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
“From the respondents, most of them said that local resident in
Lumut majority are senior citizen. The youngsters migrate to town
due to job opportunities.”

11. • Senior Citizens are the majorities in Lumut, a
lot of youngsters have migrated to the city for
a better job opportunities.
• Residents from Manjung and Sitiawan come
to
Lumut for Commercial matters.
• Business activities are the main activity here in
Lumut.
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12. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
RESIDENTIAL
•There are a few government quarters; some are abandoned that
were used to be Custom Officers’ residence. Other government
quarters such as the MPM quarters, and abandoned JKR quarters
are also available.
•With the existence of the shop houses in the commercial areas,
A B
some quarters are needed to accommodate some city dwellers
who runs business here.
•There are also a village; Kampung Titi Panjang which is one of
the oldest village in Lumut.
•New housing development; Taman Bukit Maju that was
developed in the 90’s where there are terrace houses
.
C D
Titi Panjang
Damai Laut
Apartment
Apartment
Lumut Valley
Condominium Taman
Bukit Maju
E F
Legend
A: The custom quarters along Jalan Titi Panjang
Residential Areas B, C: Existing houses of the old Kampung Titi Panjang
D, E: A traditional house in Kampung Titi Panjang.
Proposed SIte
F: The Lumut Valley Condominium

13. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
COMMERCIAL
•Residents from Manjung and Sitiawan come to Lumut to run
their business here as the attractions are quite strong here.
•The main commercial activities in Lumut are Sea Products, A B
running food business, and souvenirs.
•There are some basic needs of business done here such as
grocery shop, workshop, remedy shop and many more.
Lumut Suburbs
Lumut Town .
C D
Legend
Commercial Areas
E F
Proposed SIte
A: Souvenir Bazaar
B; Old Shop Houses
C, D : Famous Sea Product Shops
E, F : Café and Food Courts

14. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
RECREATIONAL & TOURISM
•Recreational and Tourism parks are built during the early 2000
when the development of Lumut started to convert the town to
maritime and tourism and town.
•Pedestrian walkways, new shop lots which exhibits local culture A B
and souvenirs, tourist information center, and massive
recreational parks or public places for people to interact.
•The development of the facilities gives the new image of Lumut
hence redefining the landscape of Lumut as a Maritime town
and as the gateway to Pangkor Island.
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Marina Wing
C D
Recreatonal
Parks
Esplanade
and Tourist
Info Cnter
Driving Range Legend E F
Recreational Parks
A: Public Toliet
Hotels Tourist Center B, C: Pedestrian Walkways and Parks
D: Jetty
Proposed SIte
E: Marina Wing park
F: TouristmAgency

15. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
EDUCATIONAL
•Lumut has 4 academic institutions. There are 3 primary schools;
and a nursing college.
•The schools are normally for the Lumut junior residents. The
nursing college adds the number temporary residents of Lumut.
A B
•The academic institutions are built periodically. The first is the
Eng Ling Chinese School beside the temple during the colonial
period. The ACS Methodist School was built during the 60’s and
the Sekolah Agama Al-Adly was built in the 90’s. The Nursing
college were built around the period.
.
Eng Ling Chinese
School
ACS Methodist
School Sekolah Agama
Al-Adly
C
A: ACS Methodist School
B: Sekelah Agama Al Adly
Legend
C: Eng Ling Chinese School
Educational Building
Proposed SIte

16. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
RELIGIOUS CENTRES
•There are only 2 religious buildings in Lumut; Masjid Al-Adly by
Jalan Lumut and a Chinese Temple at the end of the road; by the
junction of Jalan Lumut to Jalan Titi Panjang. There are also a
Hindu Temple in the TLDM camp
•There used to be a mosque in Kampung Titi Panjang. The new
Al- Adly Mosque was built through some historical events A
happen in Lumut.
Chinese Temple .
Al – Adly Mosque
Legend
B
Commercial Areas
Proposed SIte A : Masjid Al Adly
B: Chinese Temple

17. SERVICES
• As a basic town, Lumut has basic services such as a Post
Office, a Police Station, a community hall, a bus station, a
jetty and a custom office. These service buildings works as
the backbone of the town. The service buildings are
strategicly placed around the
• The customs office is to accommodate the needs of Lumut as
the maritime city. The existence of TLDM camp enhance the
usage of the town as maritime city.
Bus . Customs
Office
Station
Community
Hall
Police
Station
Legend
Commercial Areas
Proposed SIte

18. S.W.O.C .
SITE 1
STRENGTH : LESS NOISE,CALM, NEAR TO
POLICE STATION.
WEAKNESS : LOT OF ABANDONED HOUSE,
SOCIAL PROBLEM, UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT
OPPORTUNITY : NEAR TO THE BUSINESS AREA.
ATTRACTION FOR BUSINESSMAN.
CONSTRAIN : LOW INTERACTION BETWEEN
COMMUNITY

19. SITE 2
STRENGTH :GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
COMMUNITY ,LOT OF FACILITIES. Eg: school, mosque, bus
station , temple
WEAKNESS : WILD ANIMAL (BUSHES)
OPPORTUNITY : PRODUCE GOOD COMMUNITY WITH A
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
CONSTRAIN : NOISE

20. S.W.O.C .
SITE 3
STRENGTH : NEAR TO HISTORICAL PLACE ,“KEDAI HASIL
LAUT”
WEAKNESS : BLOCKED VIEW,
OPPORTUNITY : PLACE FOR MALAY COMMUNITY
CONSTRAIN : TANAH WAKAF, LIMITED FOR MALAY.

21. SITE 4
STRENGTH :NEAR TO THE PUBLIC AREA. INTERESTING VIEW.
WEAKNESS : LOW INTERACTION BETWEEN COMMUNITY
OPPORTUNITY :CAN ATTRACT THE TOURIST WITH THE NICE
VIEW.
CONSTRAIN : COMPETE WITH THE OTHER NEAREST HOUSING.