Independence Square

Independence Square is a square located in , . It is situated in front of the . It was formerly known as the Selangor Club Padang, or simply the Padang, and was used as the of the Selangor Club.
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  • Square
  • Description: square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Also known as
    “Dataran Merdeka”
    “Merdeka Square”
    “Parade Ground”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Botanical Garden and Sultan Abdul Samad Building.
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The Perdana , formerly known as Lake…
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The is a late-19th-century… is situated 110 metres east of Independence Square.
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, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek… is situated 240 metres east of Independence Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City Centre and Starhill.
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Bukit Bintang (; stylised as Bintang Walk, is the…
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is a suburb in central , Malaysia.

Independence Square

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Latitude
3.14864° or 3° 8′ 55″ north
Longitude
101.69365° or 101° 41′ 37″ east
Open location code
6PM34MXV+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23069513
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
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place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3043065

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Independence Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميدان الاستقلال”
  • Catalan: “plaça Merdeka”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Merdeka”
  • Central Kurdish: “گۆڕەپانی مێردەکا”
  • Chinese: “独立广场”
  • Chinese: “獨立廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان مرديكا”
  • French: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • French: “Merdeka Square”
  • French: “place de l’Indépendance”
  • French: “Place de l’indépendance”
  • French: “Place de l’Indépendance”
  • German: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • German: “Unabhängigkeitsplatz (Kuala Lumpur)”
  • German: “Unabhängigkeitsplatz”
  • Hindi: “स्वतंत्रता चौक”
  • Hindi: “स्वतंत्रता स्क्वयर”
  • Indonesian: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • Japanese: “ムルデカ・スクエア”
  • Korean: “므르데카 광장”
  • Malay: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • Malay: “Padang Kelab Selangor”
  • Mongolian: “Малайзын Тусгаар тогтнолын талбай”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • Norwegian: “Dataran Merdeka”
  • Persian: “میدان مردکا، کوالالامپور”
  • Russian: “Площадь Независимости (Куала-Лумпур)”
  • Russian: “Площадь Независимости”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Merdeka”
  • Tamil: “மெர்டேக்கா சதுக்கம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Незалежності (Куала-Лумпур)”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Незалежності”
  • Urdu: “مردیکا چوک، کوالا لمپور”
  • Yue Chinese: “吉隆坡獨立廣場”
  • Yue Chinese: “獨立廣場”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Royal Selangor Club and Sultan Abdul Samad Building.

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