Cities
The capital and largest city in the state of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu (also known as KK), which is located on the western coast. Other cities in Sabah are all much smaller. Kota Belud is a small city located 60km north of KK, famous for its Sunday market. Sandakan on the northeastern coast offers easy access to the wildlife areas of Sepilok, Labuk bay, the Kinabatangan river and Turtle island. Lahad Datu is the gateway to the Danum valley and Tabin wildlife protection areas. Semporna offers access to Sipadan, Mabul, the Tun Sakaran Marine Park and other islands of the area. Tawau is major commercial centre with an airport with direct flights to Kuala Lumpur.
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85 photos of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah
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48 photos of Kota Belud, a small town in northern Sabah, with its colourful Sunday market
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23 photos of Sandakan, the second largest city in Sabah and a gateway to the wildlife protection areas in eastern Sabah
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32 photos of Lahad Datu, a city in eastern Sabah, the gateway to the Tabin and Danum valley wildlife conservation areas
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28 photos of Semporna, a city in southeastern Sabah, the gateway to the Sibuan, Mabul and Sipadan islands
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25 photos of Tawau, a city in southern Sabah, a major cocoa export centre and the gateway to the Malaysian Celebes sea islands
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