A tanjung is a cape, and it is an extremely common geographical name in the

Malay world The Malay world or Malay realm (Indonesian language, Indonesian/Malay language, Malay: or ) is a concept or an expression that has been used by different authors and groups over time to denote several different notions, derived from varied in ...

. It may refer to: *

George Town, Penang George Town is the capital of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population#Largest metropolitan are ...

in the Malay language *

Tanjung, Tabalong Tanjung, or also commonly known as Tanjung Tabalong, is a town and Districts of Indonesia, district, which forms the administrative centre of Tabalong Regency in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. Etymology and names The origin of the ...

, the capital city of Tabalong Regency, in South Kalimantan province of Indonesia *

Tanjung, Lombok Tanjung is a town and administrative district (''kecamatan'') on the island of Lombok. It is the local capital of the North Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara. "Tanjung" means "cape" in Indonesian. Tanjung is know ...

, the capital city of North Lombok Regency, in West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia *

Tanja sail Tanja sail ( Malay: ''layar tanjak'') or tanja rig is a type of sail commonly used by the Austronesian people, particularly in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is also known as the tilted square sail, canted rectangular sail, rectangular balance lug ...

or Tanjung, another name for the Austronesian tilted square sail

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