Kampong Glam
Kampong Glam is in Singapore. Kampong Glam is situated nearby to Hajjah Fatimah Mosque, as well as near the suburb Crawford.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hajjah Fatimah Mosque and Sultan Mosque.
Hajjah Fatimah Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Jacklee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah is a mosque located along Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. It is named for its founder, Fatimah binti Sulaiman, who is buried in the same place along with her family and descendants. Hajjah Fatimah Mosque is situated 160 metres northeast of Kampong Glam.
Sultan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sultan Mosque is a historic mosque located within the Kampong Glam locality of Rochor, Singapore. Built in 1826 and later rebuilt into its present form in 1932, it is the most well-known mosque in the country and has been gazetted as a national monument. Sultan Mosque is situated 370 metres west of Kampong Glam.
Malay Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Malay Heritage Centre is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. Situated inside a gazetted national monument, the Istana Kampong Glam, its primary focus is to showcase the heritage and history of Malay Singaporeans. Malay Heritage Centre is situated 310 metres northwest of Kampong Glam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crawford and Kampong Glam.
Crawford
Suburb
Crawford is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Its perimeter is made up of Rochor River and Rochor Canal in the north; Crawford Street, Nicoll Highway, Kallang Basin and Marina Channel in the east; East Coast Parkway in the south; as well as Ophir Road, Beach Road and Jalan Sultan in the west.
Kampong Glam
Neighborhood
Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kampong Glam is a neighbourhood and ethnic enclave in Singapore. It is located north of the Singapore River, in the planning area of Rochor, known as the Malay-Muslim quarter.
Bugis
Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bugis and Kampong Glam are districts of Singapore, just to the east of the central business district.
Kampong Glam
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Gānbǎnggénán”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.30155° or 1° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
103.86227° or 103° 51′ 44″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
6PH58V26+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 11146208305OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
1882020
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In Other Languages
From French to Tamil—“Kampong Glam” goes by many names.
- French: “Kampong Glam”
- German: “Kampong Glam”
- Malay: “Kampong Gelam”
- Tamil: “கம்ப்பொங் கிலாம்”
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