Batu Caves
Batu Caves are a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located on a 325 m –tall mogote, about 13 km north of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Al-Amaniah Mosque and Taman Wahyu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Kuala Lumpur and Bandar Baru Selayang.
Bandar Baru Selayang
Quarter
Bandar Baru Selayang is the capital of Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bandar Baru Selayang is situated 3½ km northwest of Batu Caves.
Setapak
Suburb
Batu Caves
- Type: Locality with 254,000 residents
- Description: limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
- Categories: cave and architectural landmark
- Location: Gombak District, Selangor, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
3.238° or 3° 14′ 17″ north
Longitude
101.682° or 101° 40′ 55″ east
Population
254,000
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
UN/LOCODE
MY BCA
Open location code
6PM36MQJ+5R
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Batu Caves” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف باتو”
- Assamese: “বাতু গুহা”
- Bengali: “বাটু গুহাসমূহ”
- Betawi: “Goa Batu”
- Catalan: “coves de Batu”
- Catalan: “Coves de Batu”
- Chinese: “batu caves”
- Chinese: “黑風洞”
- Chinese: “黑风洞”
- Danish: “Batu hulerne”
- Danish: “Batugrotterne”
- Dutch: “Batugrotten”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف باتو”
- Estonian: “Batu koopad”
- Finnish: “Batu-luolat”
- French: “grottes de Batu”
- French: “Grottes de Batu”
- German: “Batu Caves”
- German: “Batu-Höhlen”
- Gujarati: “બાતુ ગુફાઓ (મલેશિયા)”
- Gujarati: “બાતુ ગુફાઓ”
- Hindi: “बातू गुफाएँ”
- Indonesian: “Batu Caves”
- Italian: “grotte di Batu”
- Italian: “Grotte di Batu”
- Japanese: “バトゥ洞窟”
- Kannada: “ಬತು ಗುಹೆಗಳು”
- Korean: “바투 동굴”
- Lithuanian: “Batu urvai”
- Malay: “Batu Caves”
- Malayalam: “ബാത്തു ഗുഹകൾ”
- Minangkabau: “Batu Caves”
- Nyanja: “Mapanga a Batu”
- Oriya: “ବଟୁ ଗୁମ୍ଫା”
- Persian: “باتو کیو”
- Persian: “غارهای باتو”
- Polish: “Jaskinie Batu”
- Russian: “Пещеры Бату”
- Spanish: “Cuevas de Batu”
- Swedish: “Batugrottorna”
- Tagalog: “Mga Yungib ng Batu”
- Tamil: “பத்து மலை”
- Tamil: “பத்துமலை”
- Telugu: “బటు గుహలు”
- Thai: “ถ้ำบาตู”
- Turkish: “Batu Mağaraları”
- Ukrainian: “Печери Бату”
- Urdu: “باتو غاریں”
- Urdu: “باتو کے غار”
- Vietnamese: “Động Batu”
- Yue Chinese: “黑風洞”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Taman Batu Caves and Taman Ahmaniah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Batu Caves and Selayang Whole Sales Market.
Selangor: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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