Ayer Itam War Memorial Park
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.Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kek Lok Si Temple and Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital.
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 1¼ km southwest of Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.
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 Charitable Hospital is situated 1 km southwest of Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.
Chung Ling (Private) High School
School
Chung Ling Private High School is a Chinese independent high school in Malaysia, located in George Town, Penang. Its affiliate schools are Chung Ling High School and Chung Ling Butterworth High School. Chung Ling (Private) High School is situated 1¼ km east of Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Air Itam and Farlim.
Air Itam
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ayer Itam War Memorial Park
- Type: Park
- Description: war memorial in Penang, Malaysia
- Categories: war memorial and recreation area
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.40558° or 5° 24′ 20″ northLongitude
100.28261° or 100° 16′ 57″ eastOpen location code
6PQ2C74M+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 262027273OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q131366757
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In Other Languages
“Ayer Itam War Memorial Park” goes by many names.
- Malay: “Tugu Peringatan Perang Air Itam”
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Highlights include 118饮食中心 and Air Itam Roundabout.
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