Kek Lok Si Temple

The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in in the Malaysian state of . Located at , it is the largest Buddhist temple in and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from , the , and other parts of .
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang
  • Also known as: “Kek Lok Si”
  • Address: Air Itam, 11500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital and Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.

Hospital building
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is a non-profit hospital in within the Malaysian state of . Established in 2021, the 50-bed hospital at is the first Buddhist hospital in the state and is run by the nearby Kek Lok Si Temple. is situated 290 metres northeast of Kek Lok Si Temple.

Park
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The is a in within the Malaysian state of . Located at the suburb of , the memorial commemorates the local Chinese who lost their lives during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Malaya. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kek Lok Si Temple.

Mosque
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The is a Sunni state located at Jalan Masjid Negeri in , , Malaysia. is situated 3 km east of Kek Lok Si Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Air Itam and Farlim.

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, is a town in central . Located west of , is largely a suburban area home to the famous Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera, and the gigantic Kek Lok Si Temple.

Suburb
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, officially Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, is a residential within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Located 6 km southwest of the city centre, the township was created in the 1980s.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the Malaysian state of . Located nearly 7 km southwest of the city centre, it is nestled within the central valleys of and south of Air Itam.

Kek Lok Si Temple

Latitude
5.39972° or 5° 23′ 59″ north
Longitude
100.27389° or 100° 16′ 26″ east
Open location code
6PQ297XF+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7175322691
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q822518
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Yue Chinese—“Kek Lok Si Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কেক লোক সি”
  • Chinese: “极乐寺”
  • Chinese: “槟城极乐寺”
  • Chinese: “檳城極樂寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كيك لوك سى”
  • Estonian: “Kek Lok Si”
  • French: “Kek Lok Si”
  • German: “Ke Lok Si”
  • German: “Ke-Lok-Tempel”
  • German: “Kek Lok Si Tempel”
  • German: “Kek-Lok-Si-Tempel”
  • German: “Kek-Lok-Tempel”
  • Indonesian: “Kek Lok Si”
  • Japanese: “ケックロックシー”
  • Japanese: “極楽寺”
  • Korean: “켁록시”
  • Malay: “Kek Lok Si”
  • Malay: “Kuil Kek Lok Si”
  • Malay: “Tokong Kek Lok Si”
  • Malayalam: “കെക്ക് ലോക് സി”
  • Oriya: “କେକ ଲୋକ ସି”
  • Persian: “کک لوک سی”
  • Russian: “Кек Лок Си”
  • Russian: “Храм Великой радости”
  • Russian: “Храм Высшего блаженства”
  • Russian: “Храм Чистой земли”
  • Spanish: “Kek Lok Si”
  • Thai: “เก๊กล้อกซี”
  • Thai: “วัดเก็กลกสี่”
  • Yue Chinese: “檳城極樂寺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Top of The Pagoda and Kek Lok Si Temple.

Nearby Places

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