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: “Kampong Glam, Singapore”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sultan Mosque and Malay Heritage Centre.

Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Masjid Sultan is a located at Muscat Street and North Bridge Road within the Kampong Glam precinct of the district of in .

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
Open location code
6PH58V25+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13348031162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q4251481
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Kampong Glam” goes by many names.
  • 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”
  • Indonesian: “Kampong Glam”
  • Indonesian: “Kampung Glam”
  • Javanese: “Kampong Gelam”
  • Malay: “Kampong Gelam, Singapura”
  • Malay: “Kampung Gelam,Singapura”
  • Malay: “Kampung Glam”
  • Russian: “Кампонг Глам”
  • Swedish: “glam”
  • Thai: “กัมปงกลัม”
  • Thai: “กัมปงเกอลัม”
  • Thai: “กัมปุงเกอลัม”

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