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Kuala Lumpur ( The Jawi alphabet. The chart should be read right-to-left, top-down. Jawi is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language. Introduction The Jawi alphabet is a style of writing that has existed for many centuries in Nusantara. Its development is linked with the arrival of Islam... Jawi:كوالا لمڤور , Chinese:吉隆坡)is the largest city in The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia, commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula, shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on... Malaysia and the In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. It is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting... capital of the federation. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is almost always abbreviated to KL. The executive branch of the Malaysian Government has shifted to a new administrative capital, The Putra Mosque Putrajaya (formerly known as Prang Besar) is a new administration centre of Malaysia that is located in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) area. Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The city is named after the first Malaysian... Putrajaya, but the residence of the Replicas of the thrones of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and his wife, National History Museum, Kuala Lumpur Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the head of state of Malaysia. The position is often... King of Malaysia, the The Parliament of Malaysia consists of the lower house (Dewan Rakyat or literally Peoples Hall, in Malay) and upper house (Dewan Negara or Nations Hall in Malay). A general election is held every four or five years to elect representatives to the Dewan Rakyat; members of the Dewan... Parliament of Malaysia, and the judicial branch remain in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Wilayah Persekutuan is the Malay term for Federal Territory. Currently, there are three Federal Territories in Malaysia. They are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The Federal Territories are administered under Federal Territories Ministry. Even though it has equivalent status to other states in Malaysia, it does not have a head... Federal Territories, and is an enclave within the state of Map of Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia Selangor (Jawi: سلنجور, population 4.1 million) is a state in central Peninsular Malaysia. It surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The capital city is Shah Alam and the royal capital is Klang. The name Selangor... Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. It is connected via a causeway and bridge to the island of Singapore to the south. Across the Strait of... Peninsular Malaysia.

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Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - Earthquake at Fort Tejon, California with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 February 16 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC becoming the first school for the advanced... 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Port Klang (in Malay Pelabuhan Klang) is the main port of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. It serves the Klang Valley, including the federal capital Kuala Lumpur and federal administrative capital Putrajaya. Port Klang was originally known as Port Swettenham when it was... Kelang rivers. In The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore and parts of Sumatra. It is the official language of Malaysia and Brunei, and one of the four official languages of Singapore... Malay, the name means "muddy confluence". The settlement started when a member of the Map of Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia Selangor (Jawi: سلنجور, population 4.1 million) is a state in central Peninsular Malaysia. It surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The capital city is Shah Alam and the royal capital is Klang. The name Selangor... Selangor royal family, Raja Abdullah, opened up the Klang valley for tin prospectors. 87 Chinese Malaysian are overseas Chinese who reside in Malaysia. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the 17th and 19th centuries. Some people also refer to this group as the Chinese Malaysian, keeping with the trend of naming ethnicity before nationality, e.g. Chinese American, Chinese Canadian etc. The... Chinese prospectors went up the river Klang and began prospecting in the Ampang area, which was then jungle. Despite 69 of them dying due to the pestilential conditions, a thriving tin mine was established. This naturally attracted merchants who traded basic provisions to the miners in return for some of the tin. The traders set up shop at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Thus was a city born.

As the town grew, the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... British, who ruled Malaysia at the time, felt the need to appoint a headman (called the Kapitan Cina, or Captain of the Chinese) to administer the settlement and ensure law and order. The first Kapitan Cina was Hiu Siew. It was the third Kapitan Cina, Yap Ah Loy, who oversaw the rise of Kuala Lumpur from a sleepy little mining town to become the foremost city of Selangor. In the early years, Kuala Lumpur was the centre of the Selangor Civil War, in which two conflicts could be discerned; a fight between Selangor princes over the revenue of tin mines, and the other one a vendetta between Kapitan Yap and Chong Chong, who wanted the Kapitanship. Kapitan Yap and his backer, Tengku Kudin, were successful and it was from then, thanks to Kapitan Yap's able leadership, that Kuala Lumpur became Selangor's biggest city. He rebuilt Kuala Lumpur, which was devastated by the Civil War and repopulated it with Chinese miners from elsewhere in Selangor. He also encouraged Malay farmers to settle near Kuala Lumpur in order to have a steady and accessible source of food

It was made capital of Map of Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia Selangor (Jawi: سلنجور, population 4.1 million) is a state in central Peninsular Malaysia. It surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The capital city is Shah Alam and the royal capital is Klang. The name Selangor... Selangor in 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 1 - Construction of the Panama Canal begins February 1 - First edition of The Stage published February 2 - The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana February 13 - Thomas Edison becomes the second person... 1880 due to Kapitan Yap's success. He gave Kuala Lumpur a system of frontier justice which effectively maintained law and order, and ensured that Kuala Lumpur became the centre of commerce in Selangor. After Kuala Lumpur burnt down in Events January - April January 16-24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published... 1881, Kapitan Yap decided to rebuild Kuala Lumpur in brick and tile to replace the dangerous attap houses. He set up Kuala Lumpur's first school and a shelter for the homeless. Yap's Kuala Lumpur was very much a rough frontier town as Yap himself was a member of the Hai San triad and gang warfare was common. Kapitan Yap licensed brothels, casinos and drinking saloons. Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham (1850 - 1946) was the first Resident General of the Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from July 1, 1896 to 1901. He has created a dictionary Vocabulary of the... Sir Frank Swettenham was at this time appointed Resident of Selangor and he was the person responsible for making Kuala Lumpur the seat of administration of Selangor. It was under his rule that after Kapitan Yap's death the city continued to prosper. When the The Federated Malay States was a federation of four states on the Malay Peninsula - Pahang, Perak, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan - established by the British government in 1895, and lasted until 1946, when they were joined to the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay States in the Malayan Union, then Federation... Federated Malay States were incorporated with Swettenham in charge in 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 4 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. January 5 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 - H... 1896, Kuala Lumpur was made the capital.

During Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... World War II Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0.8% Population - Total ( 2004) - Density Ranked 10th 127,333,002 337/km² GDP - Total (PPP, 2005) - Total (nominal) ... Japanese forces captured Kuala Lumpur on January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 354 days remaining (355 in leap years). Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 1158 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia. 1569 - First recorded lottery in England. 1571 - Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion. 1693... January 11, 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - World War II: The word United Nations is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in... 1942 and occupied the city for 44 months.

After independence in 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events Environmental change The Africanized bee is accidentally released in Brazil The Asian Flu pandemic begins in China March 10 - Floodgates of The Dalles Dam are closed inundating Celilo Falls and ancient indian fisheries along the... 1957, Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. Within the Federation, while the Malay states were protectorates of the United Kingdom, Penang and Malacca remained British... Federation of Malaya and continued to be the capital of the renamed The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia or commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge... Federation of Malaysia in Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963. For the occasion of independence, A large stadium, Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium), was built, where Malaysia's first prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (February 8, 1902 - December 6, 1990) known simply as the Tunku, and often called Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia), was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 and the countrys first Prime Minister from independence... Tunku Abdul Rahman, declared Malaya's independence in front of a massive crowd. The Union Jack was lowered from the flagpole at the Padang (now known as Dataran Merdeka; Independence Square) and the Malayan flag was raised. The Padang symbolized British sovereignty as it was a cricket ground for the colonial administrators and fronted the Selangor Club, Malaya's most exclusive Whites-Only club.

In 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 - Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from... 1974 Kuala Lumpur seceded from Selangor and the city became a Wilayah Persekutuan is the Malay term for Federal Territory. Currently, there are three Federal Territories in Malaysia. They are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The Federal Territories are administered under Federal Territories Ministry. Even though it has equivalent status to other states in Malaysia, it does not have a head... Federal Territory ( Wilayah Persekutuan is the Malay term for Federal Territory. Currently, there are three Federal Territories in Malaysia. They are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The Federal Territories are administered under Federal Territories Ministry. Even though it has equivalent status to other states in Malaysia, it does not have a head... Wilayah Persekutuan).

Kuala Lumpur has advanced by leaps and bounds ever since the Asian Economic Boom of the early 1990s (when Malaysia was averaging 10% economic growth). Skyscrapers have shot up and Kuala Lumpur, formerly a languid colonial outpost, has become one of the most lively, advanced and vibrant cities in South East Asia. Unfortunately the infrastructure has barely been able to keep up with this rapid growth, although a new Rapid transit describes a type of urban rail transportation, generally including subway and elevated lines in the U.S., Metros in most other countries, and U-Bahnen in Germany. Originally, the term rapid transit was used beginning in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that... rapid transit system was built in the Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... 1990s. Traffic jams are a scourge commuters endure daily, despite the numerous 6-lane highways constructed all over the city (including two elevated highways). This article is about the form of transport. See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively, or places like Bus, Pas-de-Calais and Bus-Saint-Rémy. The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus premier mass transit... Bus services are notoriously irregular and inadequate and water quality has suffered severely.

Most of central KL has grown without any central planning whatsoever, so the streets in the older parts of town are extremely narrow, winding and congested. The architecture in this section is a unique colonial type, a hybrid of European and Chinese forms.

The stretch of road facing Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) is perhaps the most famous road in Kuala Lumpur. The Federal Court (the highest court in the federation) building with its signature copper domes and Moorish architecture stands here, as does one of the tallest flagpoles in the world, which stands in the Dataran Merdeka itself. The Dayabumi building is visible, being down the road. This area used to be the focal point of The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia, commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula, shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on... Malaysia's Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) parade, which was televised all over Malaysia. In 2003 however, the parade was moved to the Boulevard in The Putra Mosque Putrajaya (formerly known as Prang Besar) is a new administration centre of Malaysia that is located in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) area. Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The city is named after the first Malaysian... Putrajaya, in keeping with The Putra Mosque Putrajaya (formerly known as Prang Besar) is a new administration centre of Malaysia that is located in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) area. Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The city is named after the first Malaysian... Putrajaya's status as the new administrative capital of Malaysia. Interestingly, the white Police Headquarters located atop Bukit Aman (literally 'Peace Hill') faces the Dataran.

The rest of the city has mostly developed in the standard way, with the standard skyscraper format. Aware of this, architects have been urged to incorporate traditional design elements into their work. Notable examples of this fusion are the Dayabumi building, Kuala Lumpur's first skyscraper, the Tabung Haji Building and Menara Telekom, both designed by local architect Hijjas Kasturi, and, of course, the Petronas Twin Towers.

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The city is served by KLIAs control tower. Usually abbreviated as KLIA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport is Malaysias main international airport and is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km outside the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Its IATA airport code is KUL or KUL2. Built... Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Sepang is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. It is perhaps best known for hosting the Sepang International Circuit and as the site of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which serves Kuala Lumpur. The Sepang International Circuit is the home of the... Sepang, which is accessible via the Screenshot of www.kliaekpres.com on 30 August 2004, showing KLIA Ekspres train and company logo. KLIA Ekspres is a high speed train linking KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia to the international airport, KLIA. The KL City Air Terminal (KLCAT), located at KL Sentral, has the... KLIA Ekspres train service. The city was formerly served by the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (ICAO airport code: SZB) is an airport located in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Currently the airport mainly serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights, although there are plans to turn it into a low-cost carrier hub. Until the 1999 opening of the Kuala Lumpur... Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang Jaya.

Alternative meaning: taxicab geometry. A London black cab (Hackney carriage). A taxicab (sometimes called taxi, cab, or hack) is a vehicle for hire which conveys passengers between locations of their choice. (In most other modes of public transport, the pick-up and drop-off locations are determined by the service... Taxicabs are a reliable and fairly cheap method of transport for the newcomer to the city. However, Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. Traffic congestion occurs when the volume of traffic on a roadway is high enough to be detrimental to its performance. In congested conditions, vehicles speeds are reduced increasing drive times. These conditions are also more taxing for drivers, and automobile accidents may... traffic jams are fairly common with KL. Alternatives are the three This article is about light rail systems in general. For the light rail system in Hong Kong, see Light Rail (KCRC). Light rail is a particular class of urban and suburban passenger railway that utilizes equipment and infrastructure that is typically less massive than that used for metro systems and... light rail systems: Screeshot of www.putralrt.com.my on 30 August 2004, showing the system logo. The Kuala Lumpur Putra Light Rail Transit system is a metro system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Locally, it is known as Putra LRT or simply Putra (Putra stands for Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik). The single... Putra LRT, Screenshot of www.prasarana.com.my/starlrt/ main page on 30 August 2004, showing Star LRT train, staff and logo. The Kuala Lumpur Star Light Rail Transit system is a metro system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Locally, it is known as Star LRT or simply Star (Star stands for Sistem... Star LRT and the The Kuala Lumpur monorail system in Malaysia opened August 31, 2003, and serves 11 stations running 8.6 km with two parallel elevated tracks. It connects Kuala Lumpurs main station KL Sentral with the Golden Triangle. It was built for RM1.18 billion by KL Infrastructure Group Berhad (KL... monorail.

A new transit hub has been built in the Brickfields area named Kuala Lumpur Sentral is the central railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 15 April 2001, it was built to replace the old colonial-era station at Brickfields, which remains open for commuter trains only. Designed as an intermodal hub, the following lines all connect to... KL Sentral. It serves the KTM Komuter commuter train system, the Putra Line of the LRT and the Monorail. Intercity rail journeys have their terminus here.

Those wishing to take This article is about the form of transport. See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively, or places like Bus, Pas-de-Calais and Bus-Saint-Rémy. The Bus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus premier mass transit... buses to elsewhere in Malaysia should note that there are several For other meanings, see Bus stop (disambiguation). Bus shelter Center Street Northeast Salem, Oregon A bus stop is a place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave the bus. The simplest kind has just a sign saying bus stop, but often... bus stations such as Puduraya which is badly maintained, depending on which part of Peninsular Malaysia (or Semenanjung Malaysia in the Malay language) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. It is connected via a causeway and bridge to the island of Singapore to the south. Across the Strait of... peninsular Malaysia you wish to travel to. Most express buses now terminate at the new Imbi bus terminal at Pasar Rakyat, which opened in January 2004.

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Malaysian States and Federal Territories Malaysia is divided into 13 states (negeri), and 3 federal territories. Peninsular Malaysia or West Malaysia (Capital cities are in parentheses.) Johor (Johor Bahru) Kedah (Alor Setar) Kelantan (Kota Baharu) Kuala Lumpur* (Kuala Lumpur) Malacca (Malacca) Negeri Sembilan (Seremban) Pahang (Kuantan) Perak (Ipoh) Perlis (Kangar... States and Wilayah Persekutuan is the Malay term for Federal Territory. Currently, there are three Federal Territories in Malaysia. They are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The Federal Territories are administered under Federal Territories Ministry. Even though it has equivalent status to other states in Malaysia, it does not have a head... Federal Territories of The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: West Malaysia, commonly known as Peninsular Malaysia/Malay Peninsula, shares a land frontier on the north with Thailand and is connected by a causeway and a bridge on... Malaysia

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State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Bandar DiRaja Bandar Maharani Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2.1 million... Johor | Map showing Kedah in Peninsular Malaysia Kedah (Jawi:قدح, pop. 1,000,000) is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of 9,425 km², and consists mostly of flat areas growing rice, plus the island of... Kedah | Map showing Kelantan in Peninsular Malaysia Kelantan (Jawi: كلنتان) is one of the states in Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, (The Beautiful Abode). Kelantan is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular... Kelantan | Malacca is also the name of the largest village on Car Nicobar, the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands. Map of Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia Malacca (or Melaka in Malay, Jawi: ملقة) is a state of Malaysia, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, on the... Malacca | Map showing Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia Negeri Sembilan (also Negri Sembilan, Jawi:نجري سمبلان ), meaning nine states in Malay, is a state of Malaysia. It is located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur. The name... Negeri Sembilan | Map showing Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia Pahang (Jawi: بهانج) is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, and as a result contains quite a large range of geography and industry. Its state capital is Kuantan, with the royal seat at Pekan. The Arabic honorific of Pahang is... Pahang | Map showing Perak in Peninsular Malaysia Perak Darul Ridzuan (Jawi:بيراك) is one of the 14 states of Malaysia. It is one of the largest states in Peninsular Malaysia. Perak also means silver in Malay language. The name comes most probably from the silvery colour of... Perak | Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs | States of Malaysia ... Perlis | Map of Malaysia showing the location of Penang in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia A view of George Town, with Butterworth in the background on the other side of the North Channel Penang (in Malay Pulau Pinang, Jawi:بينانج) is the second largest city... Penang | Map of Sabah in East Malaysia Sabah (Jawi:صباح) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Situated on the north-east of the island, Sabah is smaller than its sister state, Sarawak. The southern part of the island called Kalimantan belongs to... Sabah | Map of Sarawak in East Malaysia Sarawak (Jawi:سراواك) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Situated on the north-west of the island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia, the second largest being its sister state, Sabah. The... Sarawak | Map of Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia Selangor (Jawi: سلنجور, population 4.1 million) is a state in central Peninsular Malaysia. It surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The capital city is Shah Alam and the royal capital is Klang. The name Selangor... Selangor | Map of Terengganu in Peninsular Malaysia Terengganu (Jawi:ترنجانو, formerly spelled Trengganu) is a state of Malaysia. It is located on the north-eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, near but not adjacent to the Thai border. The Perhentian Islands are also a part of... Terengganu

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Kuala Lumpur | Labuan (Jawi:لابوان) formerly known as Victoria island is, since 1946, a territory of Malaysia being part of the state of Sabah. It comprises one main island (75km²) and six other smaller ones off the coast of Sabah, and Brunei. The islands have a total... Labuan | The Putra Mosque Putrajaya (formerly known as Prang Besar) is a new administration centre of Malaysia that is located in the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) area. Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The city is named after the first Malaysian... Putrajaya

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