Gombak River
The Gombak River is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur's name.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Sungai Gombak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Botanical Garden and St. John’s Cathedral.
Botanical Garden
Photo: Renek78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Perdana Botanical Garden, formerly known as Lake Gardens, is located right west of the Old City Centre. Many sights and the calmness away from the city hustle and bustle invite for a visit.
St. John’s Cathedral
Church
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Cathedral of St John The Evangelist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur and the seat of its Archbishop, Julian Leow Beng Kim.
Kuala Lumpur Tower
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The Kuala Lumpur Tower, colloquially referred to as KL Tower, is a 6-storey, 421-meter-tall telecommunication tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's seventh-tallest tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuala Lumpur and Old City Centre.
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, called KL by locals, is Malaysia's federal capital and largest city at 6.5 million. Kuala Lumpur is a cultural melting pot with some of the world's cheapest 5-star hotels, impressive shopping districts, food from all parts of the world, and natural wonders within day-trip distance.
Old City Centre
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Kuala Lumpur's Old City Centre is the traditional heart of Malaysia's capital city in terms of administration as well as trade and commerce. The City Centre comprises the former colonial administrative district just west of the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River, where Kuala Lumpur was founded.
Starhill
Suburb
Photo: Will Simmonds, CC BY 2.0.
Bukit Bintang is the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas.
Gombak River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yoruba—“Gombak River” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Kruëng Gombak”
- Afrikaans: “Gombakrivier”
- Afrikaans: “Sungai Gombak”
- Albanian: “Lumi Gombak”
- Albanian: “Sungai Gombak”
- Arabic: “نهر كومبق”
- Armenian: “Գոմբակ գետ”
- Armenian: “Սունգայ Գոմբակ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Gombak”
- Awadhi: “गोम्बक नदी”
- Basque: “Gombak ibaia”
- Basque: “Sungai Gombak”
- Belarusian: “Гомбак (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Гомбак”
- Bengali: “গম্বক নদী”
- Bengali: “সুঙ্গাই গোম্বাক”
- Cebuano: “Sungai Gombak”
- Chinese: “鹅唛河”
- Czech: “Řeka Gombak”
- Czech: “Sungai Gombak”
- Dutch: “Gombak-rivier”
- Dutch: “Sungai Gombak”
- French: “Gombak”
- French: “Sungai Gombak”
- German: “Sungai Gombak”
- Gujarati: “ગોમ્બક નદી”
- Gujarati: “સુંગાઈ ગોમ્બક”
- Hindi: “गोम्बक नदी”
- Hindi: “सुंगई गोम्बक”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Gombak”
- Irish: “Abhainn Gombak”
- Italian: “Fiume Gombak”
- Italian: “Sungai Gombak”
- Japanese: “ゴンバック川”
- Japanese: “ゴンパック川”
- Javanese: “Kali Gombak”
- Kannada: “ಗೊಂಬಾಕ್ ನದಿ”
- Kannada: “ಸುಂಗೈ ಗೊಂಬಾಕ್”
- Kazakh: “Гомбак өзені”
- Kazakh: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Kirghiz: “Гомбак дарыясы”
- Kirghiz: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Korean: “곰박강”
- Malay: “Sungai Gombak”
- Malay: “Sungai Lumpur”
- Malayalam: “ഗോംബക് നദി”
- Malayalam: “സുംഗൈ ഗോംബക്”
- Marathi: “गोंबक नदी”
- Marathi: “सुनगाई गोंबक”
- Mongolian: “Гомбак гол”
- Mongolian: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Nepali: “गोम्बक नदी”
- Nepali: “सुनगाई गोम्बक”
- Oriya: “ଗୋମ୍ବାକ୍ ନଦୀ”
- Oriya: “ସୁଙ୍ଗାଇ ଗୋମ୍ବାକ୍”
- Panjabi: “ਸੁੰਗੈ ਗੋਮਬਕ”
- Panjabi: “ਗੋਮਬਕ ਨਦੀ”
- Persian: “رود گومباک”
- Portuguese: “Rio Gombak”
- Portuguese: “Sungai Gombak”
- Russian: “Река Гомбак”
- Russian: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Spanish: “Río Gombak”
- Spanish: “Sungai Gombak”
- Swedish: “Gombak”
- Swedish: “Sungai Gombak”
- Tagalog: “Ilog Gombak”
- Tagalog: “Sungai Gombak”
- Tajik: “Дарёи Гобак”
- Tajik: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Tamil: “கொம்பக் ஆறு”
- Tamil: “கோம்பக் ஆறு”
- Tamil: “கோம்பாக் ஆறு”
- Telugu: “గోంబాక్ నది”
- Telugu: “సుంగై గోంబాక్”
- Turkish: “Gombak Nehri”
- Turkish: “Sungai Gombak”
- Ukrainian: “Річка Гомбак”
- Ukrainian: “Сунгай Гомбак”
- Urdu: “دریائے گومباک”
- Uzbek: “Gombak daryosi”
- Uzbek: “Sungai Gombak”
- Welsh: “Afon Gombak”
- Western Panjabi: “دریائے گومباک”
- Yoruba: “Odò Gombak”
- Yoruba: “Sungai Gombak”
- “Gombak River”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chinatown and Golden Triangle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sultan Street Station and Bukit Nanas.
Malaysia: Must-Visit Destinations
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