of the town for many years. The Sultan Ibrahim Jamek Mosque is situated in Muar town, on the southern bank of the Muar River. Its design incorporated many British influences due to its construction during the British colonial period. It has a prominent four-storey minaret in its backyard. The newer Second Sultan Ismail Jamek Mosque, which is located at the northern bank of the Muar River in Tanjung Agas, is the latest icon of Muar town as well as the river. Completed in 2002, it is also the biggest mosque in town. The second mosque's design is similar to the earlier mosque. Both mosques offer a breathtaking scenery when viewed from the mouth of the Muar River. Going further upstream, the hamlet of Bukit Kepong is infamous for being the site of the tragic Bukit Kepong incident, where the ill-fated old Bukit Kepong Police Station witnessed a gruesome guerilla between the Federation of Malaya Police and the Malayan National Liberation Army of the Malayan Communist Party. The incident ended with victory being on the latter's side, and rendered around 66 people KIA. The Emergency Gallery (Malay: Galeri Darurat) was built next to the rebuilt Bukit Kepong Police Station and the cemetery of the fallen, to commemorate the incident. On the Negri stretch of the river, the town of Bahau is located at the midpoint of the Laluan Penarikan, where traders will have to pull their boats off the Muar heading to the Serting River (a tributary of the Pahang) to get to the east coast. See also Laluan Penarikan List of rivers of Malaysia References External links http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Johor/Muar-1280913/Things_To_Do-Muar-BR-1.html#0 Rivers of Johor Rivers of Negeri Sembilan Muar District Rivers of Malaysia