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SABAH
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- land below the wind -
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Sabah is Malaysian state located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in Malaysia after the state of Sarawak which is borders with on its south-west. It also borders with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south.
Sabah used to be a British crown colony knows as North Borneo prior to partnership with Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore to form Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Its state capital is Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton. Sabah is known as Sabah, "Negeri Di Bawah Bayu" which means "Sabah, Land Below The Wind". Because of its location being south of the typhoon region around Philippines.
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