Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river that flows parallel to Alexandra Road and feeds into the Marina Reservoir in the southern part of Singapore. The immediate upper watershed of the Singapore River is known as the Singapore River Planning Area, although the western part of the watershed is classified under the River Valley planning area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Marina Bay and Asian Civilisations Museum.
Marina Bay
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marina Bay is Singapore's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of Riverside. It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.
Asian Civilisations Museum
Museum
The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum.
Merlion Park
Park
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merlion Park is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District. The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Core and Raffles Place.
Downtown Core
Suburb
The Downtown Core is the historical and downtown centre of the city-state of Singapore and the main commercial area in Singapore excluding reclaimed lands with two integrated resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the most expensive buildings in the world, with a luxurious standalone casino at Bayfront Avenue.
Raffles Place
Quarter
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan.
Civic District
Suburb
Photo: William Cho, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Civic District is a district located near the Singapore River in the Central Area of Singapore. It contains historical buildings and museums such as The Arts House, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, and Asian Civilisations Museum.
Singapore River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Singapore
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Singapore River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر سنغافورة”
- Armenian: “Սինգապուր (գետ)”
- Armenian: “Սինգապուր”
- Asturian: “Ríu Singapore”
- Azerbaijani: “Sinqapur çayı”
- Azerbaijani: “Sinqapur”
- Bengali: “সিঙ্গাপুর নদী”
- Catalan: “riu Singapur”
- Catalan: “Riu Singapur”
- Cebuano: “Singapore River”
- Chinese: “Sin-ka-pho Hô”
- Chinese: “新加坡河”
- Dutch: “Singapore River”
- Dutch: “Singapore rivier”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سنجافوره”
- Esperanto: “Singapurorivero”
- Estonian: “Singapuri jõgi”
- Finnish: “Singaporejoki”
- French: “rivière Singapour”
- French: “Rivière Singapour”
- French: “Sungai Singapura”
- French: “Xīnjiāpō Hé”
- French: “新加坡河”
- German: “Singapore River”
- German: “Sungai Singapura”
- Hebrew: “סינגפור/ריברסייד”
- Hindi: “सिंगापुर नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Singapura”
- Irish: “Abhainn Singapore”
- Italian: “Singapore”
- Japanese: “シンガポール川”
- Korean: “싱가포르강”
- Malay: “Sungai Singapura”
- Malayalam: “സിംഗപ്പൂർ നദി”
- Marathi: “सिंगापूर नदी”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sin-ka-pho Hô”
- Mingrelian: “სინგაპური (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “სინგაპური”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Singaporeelva”
- Norwegian: “Singaporeelva”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Singapor”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sungai Singapura”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Xīnjiāpō Hé”
- Panjabi: “ਸਿੰਗਾਪੁਰ ਦਰਿਆ”
- Persian: “رود سنگاپور”
- Romanian: “râul Singapore”
- Russian: “Сингапур”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Singapur (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Singapur”
- South Azerbaijani: “سینقاپور”
- Spanish: “Rio Singapur”
- Spanish: “Río Singapur”
- Turkish: “Singapur Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Сінгапур”
- Welsh: “Afon Singapôr”
- Western Panjabi: “سنگاپور دریا”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Singapore River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raffles Place and Stamford.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anderson Bridge and The Fullerton Hotel Singapore.
Singapore: Must-Visit Destinations
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