Sabah (Malay pronunciation: [Sa'bah] is one of the two Malaysia states on the island of Borneo. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo and known as the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It shares a maritime border with the Federal Territory of Labuan on the west and with Philippines to the north and northeast. While a land border is also shared with the province of North Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south. The capital of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton. Sabah is often referred to as the "Land Below The Wind", a phrase used by the seafarers in the past to describe lands south of the typhoon belt

沙巴是马来西亚的第二大州，位于世界第三大岛婆罗洲的北端，以前被称为北婆罗洲，西岸面临南中国海。东濒苏禄海和西里伯斯海，面积74，500平方公里，海岸线长达1，440公里。地处赤道以北四至八度间。沙巴素有风下之乡的浪漫美誉，原因是沙巴位于台风带下面，不受台风和其他天灾的袭击影响。