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Kampung Baru

Kampung Baru or Kampong Bharu is a Malay enclave in central , . One of the most valuable tracts of land in the capital, it has been estimated to be worth up to US$1.4 billion.
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,590 residents
  • Description: village in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
  • Also known as: “Kampong Bharu” and “Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petronas Tower and Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Photo: AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in , Malaysia, standing at 451.9 m.

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The , colloquially referred to as KL Tower, is a 6-storey, 421-meter-tall in , . It is the world's seventh-tallest tower.

Library
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The is a library established under the National Library Act 1972 in , . The National Library is responsible for providing a collection of knowledge at national level for the present and future generations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chow Kit and North of City Centre.

Quarter
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is a suburb in central , Malaysia. It is located around Jalan and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

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Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Chow Kit and Kampung Baru are areas to the north of Kuala Lumpur's City Centre. They contain popular traditional shopping options as well as cheap authentic food and budget accommodation.

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The is 's main shopping and nightlife district. Considered to be the closest thing to a Central Business District, the is home to the ever popular shopping area of Bukit Bintang.

Kampung Baru

Latitude
3.16439° or 3° 9′ 52″ north
Longitude
101.70548° or 101° 42′ 20″ east
Population
1,590
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
6PM35P74+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264908203
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13118232
Wiki­data ID
Q3045579
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Kampung Baru” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “甘榜峇鲁”
  • Dutch: “Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur”
  • French: “Kampung Baru”
  • Indonesian: “Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur”
  • Japanese: “カンポン・バル”
  • Malay: “Kampong Bharu”
  • Malay: “Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur”
  • Malay: “Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur”
  • Malay: “Kampung Baru”
  • Malay: “Kampung Bharu”
  • Tamil: “கம்போங் பாரு”
  • Urdu: “کامپونگ بارو، کوالا لمپور”
  • Western Panjabi: “کامپونگ بارو، کوالا لمپور”

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Localities in the Area

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