Kampung Sungai Ara

Kampung Sungai Ara is a locality in Southwest District, Penang and has about 141,000 residents. Kampung Sungai Ara is situated nearby to the locality Kampung Manggis, as well as near Kampung Pagar Buluh.

Type: Locality with 141,000 residents
Description: human settlement in Malaysia
Also known as: “Kampong Sungai Ara” and “Sungei Ara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snake Temple and Bukit Jambul Complex.

Snake Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Khalzuri Yazid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Snake Temple, also known as the Temple of the Azure Clouds, is a Chinese temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Bayan Lepas, the temple is well-known for being a refuge of resident snakes, said to be reincarnated disciples of the deified Buddhist monk Master Qingshui, to whom the temple is dedicated.

Bukit Jambul Complex

Shopping center

Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bukit Jambul Complex is a shopping center.

SPICE Arena

Sports venue

Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.

SPICE Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated within the suburb of Bayan Lepas, it contains 80,000 sq ft of event space and is touted as the largest arena in northern Malaysia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayan Lepas and Balik Pulau.

Bayan Lepas

Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bayan Lepas is a town in Penang, Malaysia. The area makes up the south-east region of Pulau Pinang and includes the mid-way town of Gelugor, which separates Bayan Lepas and George Town, along with Batu Muang at the south-eastern tip of the island.

Balik Pulau

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balik Pulau is a town in Penang, Malaysia. Along with the surrounding area, Balik Pulau literally makes up the backcountry of the island, offering a laidback kampung lifestyle, with rice paddies and fruit farms scattered throughout, separated from Penang's main urban area by hills.

Paya Terubong

Suburb

Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Paya Terubong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located nearly 7 km southwest of the city centre, it is nestled within the central valleys of Penang Island and south of Air Itam. Paya Terubong is situated 6 km north of Kampung Sungai Ara.

Kampung Sungai Ara

Category: human settlement
Location: Southwest District, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.327° or 5° 19′ 37″ north

Longitude

100.2735° or 100° 16′ 25″ east

Population

141,000

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

6PQ287GF+Q9

GeoNames ID

1764160

Wikidata ID

Q33450761

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Kampung Sungai Ara” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kampung Sungai Ara”
Dutch: “Kampung Sungai Ara”
Russian: “Кампунг Сунгаи Ара”

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Localities in the Area

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