Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre
Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre is a hospital in Daerah Timur Laut, Penang. Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre is situated nearby to the hospital building Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital, as well as near the school Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kong Min Cawangan Satu.- Type: Hospital
- Also known as: “Hospital Kebajikan Kek Lok Si”
- Address: 423
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital and Kek Lok Si Temple.
Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital
Hospital building
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital is a non-profit hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 2021, the 50-bed hospital at Ayer Itam is the first Buddhist hospital in the state and is run by the nearby Kek Lok Si Temple.
Kek Lok Si Temple
Buddhist temple
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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. Kek Lok Si Temple is situated 300 metres southwest of Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre.
Ayer Itam War Memorial Park
Park
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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. Ayer Itam War Memorial Park is situated 1 km northeast of Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Air Itam and Farlim.
Air Itam
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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.
Farlim
Suburb
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Farlim, officially Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located 6 km southwest of the city centre, the township was created in the 1980s.
Paya Terubong
Suburb
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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. Paya Terubong is situated 2½ km south of Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre.
Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre
- Category: health care
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.40183° or 5° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
100.27555° or 100° 16′ 32″ eastOpen location code
6PQ2C72G+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1057923243OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospital
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In Other Languages
“Kek Lok Si (Charitable) Medical Centre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “极乐寺（慈善）医院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kong Min Cawangan Satu and 亚依淡福德正神大伯公庙.
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