Atbara House

Atbara House is an historic house on Gallop Road in the . It is often regarded as the first Black and White House in Singapore, despite it not actually being a black and white house.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: commercial offices in Tanglin, Singapore
  • Also known as: Atbara” and “House 5
  • Address: 5 Gallop Road, Singapore

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Singapore Botanic Gardens and Farrer Road.

Park
The is a 167-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Metro station
MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line, located along the boundary of Farrer Court and Tyersall planning areas, Singapore. is situated 540 metres northwest of Atbara House.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an abandoned two-storey palace at the former , bounded by Holland Road and Tyersall Avenue, near the in Singapore. is situated 580 metres south of Atbara House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tyersall Park and Tanglin.

Neighborhood
is an estate in Singapore, bound by Holland Road and Tyersall Avenue, and near the . Previously a private land belonging to the Sultan of Johor from 1862, some portions of it had been acquired by the Government of Singapore in 1990 and in 2009 respectively.

Suburb
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
is a planning area located within the of . is located west of , , and , south of , east of , northeast of and north of .

Suburb
Photo: Takamaxa, Copyrighted free use.
, often abbreviated as Holland V, is a neighbourhood located along the boundary between the planning areas of and in the of . The area is served by its own , which opened in 2011.

Atbara House

Latitude
1.31377° or 1° 18′ 50″ north
Longitude
103.81069° or 103° 48′ 39″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
6PH58R76+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 452748462
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q113456529
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In Other Languages

“Atbara House” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منزل أتبرا

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forest Discovery Centre and Singapore Botanic Gardens Gallop Extension.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Atbara House”. Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.