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Sabah

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Sabah (sä`bä), state (1991 pop. 1,736,902), 28,417 sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. It is bordered on the south by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). The capital is Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu (kōt`ə kĭn'əbəl
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; other significant towns are Sandakan Sandakan (səndəkän`), city (1991 pop. 157,180), Sabah, Malaysia, on N Borneo, on Sandakan Harbor, an inlet of the Sulu Sea.
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 and Victoria. The terrain is densely forested and mountainous; Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia's highest peak, is 13,455 ft (4,101 m) high. Forest products, petroleum, rubber, and copra are exported. Formerly called North Borneo or British North Borneo, it became a British protectorate in 1882. In 1963, it joined the Federation of Malaysia and assumed its present name. The Philippines have also claimed Sabah. A majority of the indigenous tribes are Roman Catholic.

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Advantest has supported the Sabah Forestry Development Authority (SAFODA) with volunteer assistance and financial contributions.
The Palestinian owner and cook, Kamal Hawa (who worked at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem for four years), his wife, Sabah (an expert with divine desserts) and their daughter Amani know how to make a guest feel like part of the family.
Rafael Garcia and Miguel Sabah scored goals six minutes apart as Cruz Azul, maintaining a perfect start to the Mexican Primera Division's Torneo Apertura, rallied Saturday for a 3-2 triumph at Guadalajara.
 
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