Paya Terubong
Paya Terubong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located nearly 7 km southwest of the city centre, it is nestled within the central valleys of Penang Island and south of Air Itam.Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb with 227,000 residents
- Description: suburb of George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Lǒng wěi”, “Mukim 13”, and “Pāyā terupōṅ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kek Lok Si Temple and Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.
Kek Lok Si Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Ayer Itam, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Ayer Itam War Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ayer Itam War Memorial Park is a war memorial in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the suburb of Ayer Itam, the memorial commemorates the local Chinese who lost their lives during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Malaya.
Hospital Lam Wah Ee
Hospital
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lam Wah Ee Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The 700-bed tertiary acute care hospital is accredited by the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health. Hospital Lam Wah Ee is situated 3½ km northeast of Paya Terubong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Air Itam and Balik Pulau.
Air Itam
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Air Itam, is a town in central Penang Island. Located west of George Town, Air Itam is largely a suburban area home to the famous Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera, and the gigantic Kek Lok Si Temple.
Balik Pulau
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balik Pulau is a town in Penang, Malaysia. Along with the surrounding area, Balik Pulau literally makes up the backcountry of the island, offering a laidback kampung lifestyle, with rice paddies and fruit farms scattered throughout, separated from Penang's main urban area by hills.
Jelutong
Suburb
Photo: Visnu92, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelutong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located 3.2 km south of the city centre, Jelutong has been inhabited since as early as the late 18th century, when traders from Aceh and India settled around the area. Jelutong is situated 4½ km east of Paya Terubong.
Paya Terubong
- Category: locality
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.3787° or 5° 22′ 43″ northLongitude
100.2749° or 100° 16′ 30″ eastPopulation
227,000Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)Open location code
6PQ297HF+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4500096791OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13100478Wikidata ID
Q7156640
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Paya Terubong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “垄尾”
- Chinese: “壟尾”
- Dutch: “Paya Terubong”
- Esperanto: “Paya Terubong”
- Malay: “Paya Terubong”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lóng-bué”
- Persian: “پایا تروبونگ”
- Tamil: “பாயா தெருபோங்”
- Vietnamese: “Paya Terubong”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dewan JKKK Paya Terubong and Sunway Valleycity.
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