Tangkak

Tangkak is a town and the capital of Tangkak District in Johor, Malaysia, nicknamed Fabric Town or Syurga Kain for its many textile shops and well known as a major entry point to Mount Ledang, the highest mountain in Johor. Local tradition says the name comes from the Malay verb merangkak, meaning to crawl, recalling settlers from Riau who struggled up the muddy bank of the Tangkak River. The town was founded in 1901 at the foot of Mount Ledang under the direct control of Muar District, a local council was set up in 1946, and in 2006 the area became a full district first named Ledang, which was renamed Tangkak at the end of 2015 by decree of the Sultan of Johor to preserve a traditional place name. Local government is the Tangkak District Council, formed on 1 August 1976 as the Muar North District Council.