Fort Canning

Fort Canning Hill, or simply known as Fort Canning, is a prominent hill, about 48 metres high, in the southeast portion of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Bencoolen and National Museum of Singapore.

Masjid Bencoolen

Mosque

Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bencoolen Mosque alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between Rochor and Bras Basah, Singapore.

National Museum of Singapore

Museum

Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.

The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. National Museum of Singapore is situated 420 metres southwest of Fort Canning.

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area of Singapore. Maghain Aboth Synagogue is situated 210 metres south of Fort Canning.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut.

Bras Basah

Neighborhood

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.

Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Dhoby Ghaut

Neighborhood

Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.

Rochor

Suburb

Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.

Fort Canning

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.3° or 1° 18′ north

Longitude

103.85° or 103° 51′ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

6PH57VX2+X2

GeoNames ID

1880726

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