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Shah Alam
شه عالم
Official seal of Shah Alam
Seal
Motto: 'Indah Bestari'
(English: 'Beautiful, Brilliant')
Location within Petaling District, Klang District and the state of Selangor
Location within Petaling District, Klang District and the state of Selangor
Coordinates: 3°5′00″N 101°32′00″E / 3.083333, 101.533333
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
Establishment 1963
Granted State Capital Status 7 December 1978
Government
 - Mayor Dato' Ramlan Bin Othman
Area
 - Total 290.3 km² (112.1 sq mi)
Population (July 2007)
 - Total 584,340 (8th)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
 - Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Website: http://www.mbsa.gov.my

Shah Alam is a city in Petaling and Klang Districts in Selangor, Malaysia, about 25 kilometres (15 mi) west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, it replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence in 1957. Muazzam Bahadur Shah (Persian: Bahādur Shāh; his name Bahādur means brave)(October 14, 1643 – February 1712), also known as Shah Alam I was the Mughal emperor of India from 1707 to 1712. ... Shah Alam II (1728–1806) was a Mughal emperor of India. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Malaysia is a federation of 13 states. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... // Malaysian Standard Time Malaysian Standard Time (MST) is a standard time used in Malaysia after Japan formally surrendered in Singapore after their occupation in British Malaya. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... State motto: Maju dan Sejahtera State anthem: Maju dan Sejahtera Constituent Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya Administered by Ministry of the Federal Territories Minister Zulhasnan Rafique Made into Federal Territory    - Kuala Lumpur 1 February 1974   - Labuan 16 April 1984   - Putrajaya 1 February 2001   - Consolidated under the Ministry 27 March 2004  Total... This is a list of planned cities (sometimes known as planned communities or new towns) by country. ... 1957 in Malaysia Map of Federation of Malaya Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj announced the independence of Malaya from the British on August 31 1957 at Stadium Merdeka. ...


Shah Alam was once known as Sungai Renggam and was noted for its rubber and oil palm estates. Later, the same area was identified as Batu Tiga prior to Malaysian independence, and has been a centre of rubber and palm oil trade for centuries. Its current name was chosen by the then state Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, after his late father Sultan Alam Shah. Many other monuments, buildings and even a street are named after the late Sultan. Shah Alam was granted city status on 10 October 2000 with Dato' Haji Abu Sujak Haji Mahmud as the first mayor. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Species Elaeis guineensis Elaeis oleifera The oil palms (Elaeis) coomprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Palm oil from Ghana with its natural dark color visible, 2 litres Palm oil block showing the lighter color that results from boiling. ... Sultan of Selangor is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia. ... Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (March 8, 1926 - November 21, 2001) was the eleventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and seventh Sultan of Selangor. ... In full, Almarhum Sultan Sir Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah (May 13, 1898 - September 1, 1960) was the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from April 14 to September 1, 1960, and fifth Sultan of Selangor between 1938-1942 and again from 1945-1960. ...

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City layout

Shah Alam has a similar urban layout to Petaling Jaya or Subang Jaya with housing areas occupying most of the city (55.2 km²) and commercial centres scattered around the different 'Seksyen' (sections). There are 56 sections in total. Nickname: Motto: Mesra, Cepat, Tepat (English: Friendly, Expedient, Precise) Country Malaysia State Selangor Establishment 1954 Granted city status 2006, June 20 Government  - Mayor Tn. ... Subang Jaya Night Skyline Subang Jaya (Subang = Earrings; Jaya = Success) is a residential hub in the Klang Valley in Selangor, Malaysia. ...


The city has a number of shopping malls (Plaza Alam Sentral, (also known as PAS), SACC Mall, Plaza Shah Alam (also known as Plaza Masalam), Ole-Ole and Kompleks PKNS) and it has many schools, shops, banks, eateries, cafes, hotels, medical centres, clinics, large hypermarkets (notably Tesco, Giant and Makro) and recreational areas. Vibrant commercial areas are situated mostly at the city centre (Seksyen 14), Seksyen 13 and Seksyen 9. , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia. ... A typical Makro warehouse in the UK Makro is a chain of self-service wholesale stores, so called cash and carrys. ...


All main roads and streets in the city have signs with their names shown in both Roman and Jawi scripts. Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Yawi. ...


Economy

The main plant of the Malaysian car manufacturer Proton is located in the industrial outskirts of Shah Alam. Shah Alam flourished as a growing urban settlement after the Proton car manufacturing plant was set up, which marked the beginning of the city as an industrial city. There are many companies who have their main plants in the industrial areas, both local and foreign. The Proton logo Proton, short for Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (National Car Project), is a Malaysian car manufacturer initiated in 1983 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. ...


Education

Shah Alam city sections
Shah Alam city sections

The Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM, formerly known until 1996 as Institut Teknologi MARA or ITM) is located in the state capital. The whole university area occupies an entire section on the western hills of the city known as Seksyen 1. At Seksyen 17, there is also a branch campus of UiTM called INTEC UiTM (International Education Centre), where its students undergo preparation programmes for overseas studies. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) commitment is to produce a significant number of Bumiputera (ethnic Malay) professionals, so all the students are Bumiputeras, although the faculty includes other races. ...


Other institutions of higher learning in Shah Alam include Universiti Industri Selangor and PTPL College (also known as MSU). Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) is the first State-funded private university in Malaysia. ... Pusat Teknologi dan Pengurusan Lanjutan (PTPL) or Advance Management and Technology Centre is a private college in Malaysia. ...


Shah Alam is served by many primary and secondary schools. Currently it has 16 secondary schools, 2 vocational schools, primary schools. This is a list of schools in Shah Alam. Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... A vocational school, providing vocational education and also as referred to as a trade school or career college, and school is operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ... A primary school in Český Těšín, Czech Republic. ...

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

  1. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Jelutong
  2. Section 2 Secondary School (SMK Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah)
  3. Section 7 Secondary School (SMK Seksyen 7)
  4. Section 9 Secondary School (SMK Seksyen 9)
  5. Section 11 Secondary School (SMK Seksyen 11)
  6. Section 16 Secondary School (SMK Seksyen 16)
  7. Section 18 Secondary School (SMK Skesyen 18)
  8. Section 19 Secondary School (SMK Skesyen 19)
  9. Section 24 Secondary School (SMK Skesyen 24)
  10. Section 24(2) Secondary School (SMK Skesyen 24)
  11. Section 25 Secondary School (SMK Taman Sri Muda)
  12. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Alam Megah
  13. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Alam Megah 2
  14. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan TTDI Jaya
  15. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Kemuning, Kota Kemuning, Seksyen 31
  16. Sekolah Menengah Teknik Shah Alam

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

  1. Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jelutong
  2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Kemuning, Kota Kemuning, Seksyen 31
  3. Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Kemuning (2), Kota Kemuning, Seksyen 31
  4. Sekolah Integrasi As-Syakirin
  5. Sekolah Kebangsaan Pepek Berbulu Banyak Kutu (PBBK), Bukit Bandaraya
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Rimau, Bukit Rimau, Seksyen 32
  7. Section 18 Primary School (SRK Seksyen 18)
  8. Sekolah Seri Cahaya
  9. Section 20 Primary School
  10. Section 17 Primary School
  11. Sekolah Kebangsaan Raja Muda|Section 4 Primary School
  12. Section 6 Primary School
  13. Bandar Anggerik Primary School
  14. Section 13 Primary School
  15. Section 17 Vocational School
  16. Section 9 Primary School (SRK Seksyen 9)
  17. Section 25 Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Sri Muda (1)
  18. Section 25 Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Sri Muda (2)
  19. Section 18 Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Sungai Renggam
  20. Section 16 Sekolah Kebangsaan Shah Alam

Sports

The city also boasts the huge and modern Shah Alam Stadium with a capacity of 81,000 and a parking lot which can accommodate 5,500 vehicles, where many fairs are held.[citation needed] The stadium is also the home stadium of the Selangor state football team. A smaller indoor stadium, Stadium Melawati, and the Selangor Aquatic Centre are located nearby. Shah Alam was the venue for the first Malaysian FIM motorcycle Grand Prix, at the Shah Alam Motorsport Paradise in 1991, which has since been demolished. Shah Alam also hosted a World Sportscars event in 1985 (the Selangor 800). There is also the newly opened Shah Alam Extreme Park for extreme sports enthusiats. Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Shah Alam, Malaysia. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ...


Transportation

KTM Komuter serves four stations in Shah Alam : KTM Komuter is an electrified commuter train service first introduced in 1995, catering especially to commuters in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding suburban areas. ...

Shah Alam is well connected to other main cities in Klang Valley by highways such as the Federal Highway, New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), Guthrie Corridor Expressway and the North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE). Shah Alam is well connected to main transportation hubs such as the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (30 km south of the city) and KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. Buses and taxis provide public transport in commercial areas in the city. Batu Tiga Komuter station is a Komuter station located in Shah Alam and served by the Sentul-Port Klang Line. ... Shah Alam Komuter station is a Komuter station located in Shah Alam and served by the Sentul-Port Klang Line. ... The Sungai Buloh Komuter station station is a railway station serving the suburb of Sungai Buloh in Selangor, Malaysia. ... The Federal Highway is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. ... The New Klang Valley Expressway, or the NKVE (the official name as stated on the website of PLUS Expressways Berhad, the highway concessionaire) refers to a stretch of the North-South Expressway in Peninsular Malaysia which starts from Bukit Raja near Klang town, and ends at Jalan Duta in Kuala... The Shah Alam Expressway, SAE, (Malay: Lebuhraya Shah Alam) is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley . ... Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, is an expressway in Klang Valley. ... ELITE North South Expressway Central Link NSECL E6,(Malay: Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Hubungan Tengah) ELITE is the main expressway in Malaysia. ... The KLIA logo Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is one of southeast Asias major aviation hubs, along with Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi Airport, Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport, and Malaysias main international airport. ... Kuala Lumpur Sentral is the central railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. ...


Notable buildings and landmarks

Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque

Shah Alam is most famous for its mosque, the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque. It has been claimed to be the largest mosque in Malaysia and one of the largest in Southeast Asia [1]. Its most distinguishing feature is its large blue and white dome, which measures 170 feet in diameter and reaches 350 feet above ground level. The dome is one of the biggest domes covering a mosque in the world.[citation needed] The mosque has four minarets erected at the corners, with each minaret 460 feet tall. The mosque is the only mosque that has four minarets in Malaysia.[citation needed] The mosque was commissioned by the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz, when he declared Shah Alam as the new capital of Selangor on February 14, 1974. Construction of the mosque was completed on March 11, 1988. The mosque can accommodate up to 16,000 worshippers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 321 KB) Summary Sultan Salahuddin Mosque or Blue Mosque in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 321 KB) Summary Sultan Salahuddin Mosque or Blue Mosque in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah is Selangors state mosque. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...


The Selangor State Museum (Muzium Alam Shah) displays many treasures and artifacts related to the history of Selangor. Adjacent to the museum is the Selangor State Library (Perpustakaan Raja Tun Uda). The Selangor Islamic Arts Complex (Kompleks Kesenian Islam Selangor or Riyadh Fannil Islam) is situated nearby, housing many Islamic masterpieces and creativities such as a variety of Islamic calligraphy, known as khat, and a number of precious treasures. One of them is an old Qur'an obtained from an Acehnese months before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck.[citation needed] At the banks of the Lake Gardens, an art gallery and performance centre called Laman Budaya is located, where exhibitions and shows regularly take place. Muzium Sultan Alam Shah is the state museum of Selangor. ... Binomial name (Vahl) Forssk. ... The Achinese (also Acehnese) a people in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam in Indonesia. ... Animation of the tsunami caused by the earthquake (see also the full-length version) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...


The city is surrounded by many beautiful parks and gardens, such as the Shah Alam Lake Gardens (developed around seven artificial lakes) and Bukit Cahaya Sri Alam Agricultural Park (soon to be National Botanical Gardens).


Other notable locations are:

SACC Mall. Located in the background is Plaza Perangsang.
SACC Mall. Located in the background is Plaza Perangsang.

Despite the numerous shopping malls and recreational venues, the municipal authorities have placed restrictions on the establishment of entertainment outlets such as cinemas or live music venues. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 653 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shah Alam Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 653 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Shah Alam Metadata... Selangor Triple Towers is a new building currently in the planning stage. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Istana Bukit Kayangan is a second Selangor official palace. ...


Hotels

Hotels in Shah Alam include UiTM Hotel (Seksyen 1), Intekma Resort (Seksyen 7), Quality Hotel , Concorde Hotel (Seksyen 9), Carlton Holiday Hotel (Seksyen 13), Grand Blue Wave Hotel (Seksyen 13), De Palma Inn (Seksyen 19), Holiday Inn Glenmarie (Seksyen U1) and The Saujana (Seksyen U2). A former Comfort Inn and Suites in Houston, Texas (the hotel has been demolished). ... This article is about the hotel chain. ... Saujana Golf and Country Club is the major golf course in Klang Valley, Malaysia. ...


Notes and references

  1. ^ Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam

External links

  • Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
  • Shah Alam travel guide from Wikitravel

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Malaysia - Shah Alam (342 words)
Shah Alam, Selangor's state capital, is a modern township surrounded at its periphery by Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, and five other major townships including Klang, Bangi, and Kajang.
Hailed as one of the most well-planned cities, Shah Alam has most of its residential area on one side of the Federal Highway and industrial zones on the other.
Hence, Shah Alam has been constructed according to a blueprint drawn up with the environment at the forethought of the planners.
Shah Alam travel guide - Wikitravel (337 words)
Shah Alam [1] is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia.
Shah Alam is about 20 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur and a part of the urban sprawl of Klang Valley.
The KTM Komuter line from Kuala Lumpur to Klang stops in Shah Alam, but the station is not particularly conveniently located.
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