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Snake Temple

The Snake Temple, also known as the Temple of the Azure Clouds, is a Chinese temple within in the Malaysian state of . Located at , the temple is well-known for being a refuge of resident snakes, said to be reincarnated disciples of the deified Buddhist monk Master Qingshui, to whom the temple is dedicated.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Chinese temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
  • Address: Jalan Tokong Ular, Bayan Lepas, 11900
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pantai Hospital Penang and SPICE Arena.

Hospital
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a private hospital in within the Malaysian state of . Established in 1997, the 190-bed specialist hospital at offers services in Radiotherapy & Oncology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery. is situated 1 km northwest of Snake Temple.

Sports venue
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multipurpose indoor arena in within the Malaysian state of . Situated within the suburb of , it contains 80,000 sq ft of event space and is touted as the largest arena in northern Malaysia. is situated 1½ km north of Snake Temple.

Supermarket
is a department store within in the Malaysian state of . Located within the township of , the five-storey shopping centre was opened in 1993 as the flagship store of the local retail firm, Suiwah Corporation. is situated 1¼ km north of Snake Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayan Baru and Sungai Ara.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of in the Malaysian state of . Located 11 km south of the city centre, it lies within the suburb of , and adjacent to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, , and .

Suburb
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is a residential neighbourhood within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Located 11.9 km south of the city centre, it lies between , and .

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the Malaysian state of . It is located 9.9 km southwest of the city centre, between to the north, to the east and to the west. is situated 3 km north of Snake Temple.

Snake Temple

Latitude
5.31408° or 5° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
100.28525° or 100° 17′ 7″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
6PQ2877P+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274727706
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6942064
Wiki­data ID
Q182774
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Snake Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “槟城蛇庙”
  • Chinese: “檳城蛇廟”
  • Chinese: “蛇庙”
  • Dutch: “Slangentempel”
  • French: “temple aux Serpents”
  • French: “Temple aux Serpents”
  • German: “Schlangentempel”
  • Malay: “Tokong Ular”
  • Persian: “معبد مار”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Węży”
  • Russian: “Змеиный храм”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Snake Temple”. Photo: Khalzuri Yazid, CC BY-SA 2.0.