Pahang River or is a river in the state of Pahang

Pahang

Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula

Malay Peninsula

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. With 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula. The river begins at the confluence

Confluence (geography)

In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...

 of Jelai

Jelai River

Jelai River is a river of Pahang, Malaysia...

 and Tembeling

Tembeling River

Tembeling River is a river in Pahang, Malaysia. It is a main tributary of Pahang River....

 rivers on the Titiwangsa Mountains

Titiwangsa Mountains

The Titiwangsa Mountains are the main mountain range that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula.-Geology:...

 and drains into the South China Sea

South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...

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From the mountainous upper reaches of Mount Tahan

Mount Tahan

Mount Tahan , at 2,187 m, is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia. It is located within the Taman Negara national forest, in the state of Pahang. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range and popular to local climbers....

 (2187 m) or locally called Gunung Tahan, it meanders in a south-easterly direction, passing Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lipis is a big town in Pahang, Malaysia with a population of 200,000. It is located in the district of Lipis.-History:Kuala Lipis was a gold-mining center before the British arrived in 1887. In 1898 it became the capital of Pahang until 1953....

, Temerloh

Temerloh

Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...

, Chenor

Chenor

Chenor is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is formed from the aggregation of several villages namely, Kampung Kening, Kampung Batu Bor, Kampung Sekara, Kampung Huma Luas, Kampung Pesagi, Kampung Chenor Seberang, Kampung Tebing Tembah dan Kampung Nyak Kertau. The leader of Kampung Nyak is Mr....

, Mengkarak and turning east at Lepar into the floodplain of Pekan

Pekan

Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan is the royal town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right...

, Kuala Pahang

Kuala Pahang

Kuala Pahang is a small town within Pahang River in Pahang, Malaysia. The town is located about 13 kilometres from Pekan town. The Pahang Old Royal Mausoleum is located at Kampung Marhum....

 and drains in the South China Sea

South China Sea

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The banks of Pahang River was settled as early as 1400 by warriors and seafarers from around the Malay Archipelago

Malay Archipelago

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 such as Aceh

Aceh

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, Riau, Palembang

Palembang

Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

 and Sulawesi

Sulawesi

Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...

, forming settlements.