Tanjong Tokong
Tanjong Tokong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at the northeastern coast of Penang Island, 4 km northwest of the city centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Straits Quay and Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital.
Straits Quay
Shopping center
Photo: *angys*, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Straits Quay Retail Marina is a shopping mall-cum-marina within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Tanjong Pinang, it was opened in 2010 and includes a marina designed for small recreational vessels, as well as a convention centre.
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1976, the 40-bed hospital at Tanjung Bungah offers specialist treatments for cancer patients, including tomotherapy, radiosurgery and chemotherapy.
Island 88
Shopping center
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Island 88, formerly known as Island Plaza, is a shopping mall within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the suburb of Tanjong Tokong, the 500,000 sq ft retail complex was opened in 1995.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pulau Tikus and Dato Keramat.
Pulau Tikus
Quarter
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pulau Tikus is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island, this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities. Pulau Tikus is situated 3½ km south of Tanjong Tokong.
Dato Keramat
Quarter
Dato' Kramat was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Dato Keramat is situated 6 km south of Tanjong Tokong.
Tanjong Tokong
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Pantai Tanjung Tokong”, “Tokong Cape Beach”, and “Tokong Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.46405° or 5° 27′ 51″ northLongitude
100.30834° or 100° 18′ 30″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
6PQ2F875+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 458049534OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
1739157
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In Other Languages
From German to Malay—“Tanjong Tokong” goes by many names.
- German: “Tanjung Tokong”
- Malay: “Tanjung Tokong”
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