Kampong Glam

Kampong Glam is a neighbourhood and ethnic enclave in Singapore. It is located north of the , in the planning area of , known as the Malay-Muslim quarter.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighbourhood and subzone in Singapore
  • Also known as: “Gānbǎnggénán” and “Kampong Glam, Singapore”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sultan Mosque and Malay Heritage Centre.

Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic congregational mosque located in the Kampong Glam district of Rochor, Singapore. First built in 1826 and later rebuilt into its current form in 1932, the is one of the national monuments of Singapore and is considered to be the most well-known mosque in the country.

Museum
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The is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. Situated inside a gazetted national monument, the , its primary focus is to showcase the heritage and history of Malay Singaporeans.

Castle
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, also Istana Kampong Gelam, is a former Malay palace in Singapore. It is located near Masjid Sultan in Kampong Glam. The palace and compounds were refurbished into the in 2004.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crawford and Sungei Road.

Suburb
is a subzone within the planning area of , Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Its perimeter is made up of and Rochor Canal in the north; 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.

Neighborhood
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is a road in situated between Serangoon Road and Jalan Besar and runs along the Rochor Canal. The area around formerly housed affluent Europeans and Asians, and many ornately designed buildings were built there.

Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Kampong Glam

Latitude
1.30226° or 1° 18′ 8″ north
Longitude
103.85969° or 103° 51′ 35″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
6PH58V25+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13348031162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1882020
Wiki­data ID
Q4251481
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Satellite Map

Discover Kampong Glam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Kampong Glam” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kampong Glam”
  • Chinese: “甘榜格南”
  • Chinese: “甘榜格南区”
  • Chinese: “甘榜格南區”
  • Dutch: “Kampong Glam”
  • Finnish: “Kampong Glam”
  • French: “Kampong Glam”
  • German: “Kampong Glam”
  • Indonesian: “Kampong Glam”
  • Indonesian: “Kampung Glam”
  • Javanese: “Kampong Gelam”
  • Malay: “Kampong Gelam, Singapura”
  • Malay: “Kampong Gelam”
  • Malay: “Kampung Gelam,Singapura”
  • Malay: “Kampung Glam”
  • Russian: “Кампонг Глам”
  • Swedish: “glam”
  • Tamil: “கம்ப்பொங் கிலாம்”
  • Thai: “กัมปงกลัม”
  • Thai: “กัมปงเกอลัม”
  • Thai: “กัมปงแกลม”
  • Thai: “กัมปุงเกอลัม”
  • Urdu: “کامپونگ گلام”

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