Alligator Island

Pulau Saigon was a small island in the . It used to be located between the banks of . The island was shown as a mangrove marsh in an 1839 map.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Marina Bay and Tan Si Chong Su.

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is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Place of worship
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, or Ancestral Hall of the Tan Clan, is a Chinese temple in Singapore. It is located on Magazine Road in the Singapore River Planning Area within Singapore's central business district.

Mosque
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is a historic mosque located along Keng Cheow Street and off Havelock Road in . Built in 1820 by Syed Omar Aljunied, it holds historical significance as the very first mosque to be established in the country, predating even .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Clarke Quay.

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The Singapore River forms a central artery in 's densely packed Central Business District. The north bank of the river is where Raffles landed and founded his colony, and to this day many central government buildings can be found in the area.

Neighborhood
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is a historical riverside quay in , located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the and .

Neighborhood
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is a wharf near the source of the . It is the largest and most upstream of the three wharfs on the river and is named after a municipal counsellor Dr J Murray Robertson.

Alligator Island

Latitude
1.28972° or 1° 17′ 23″ north
Longitude
103.84167° or 103° 50′ 30″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
6PH57RQR+VM
Geo­Names ID
1882718
Wiki­data ID
Q24947588
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Alligator Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pulau Saigon”
  • Chinese: “巴歪岛”
  • Chinese: “西贡岛”
  • French: “Pulau Saigon”
  • German: “Pulau Saigon”

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