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Sandakan tourist information
Sandakan tourist information
Sandakan was the former capital of British North Borneo until 1946.
The town prospered in the early days due to its port with visiting traders from about the world.
Sandakan is an important town to Australian and British WWII history with the infamous Death Marches commencing here in 1945 and . After WWII the capital moved to Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu).
"Sandakan" is derived from the Suluk word "sanda" meaning, to pawn and "kan" being the suffix. So "Sandakan" means the place that was pawned. Who pawned it, and to whom, remains a mystery.
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