KOMTAR Tower
The Tun Abdul Razak Complex is a civic complex of five buildings within the central business district of George Town, Penang. It first opened on 2 December 1976.Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Building
- Description: tallest skyscraper in the Malaysian state of Penang
- Also known as: “Komtar” and “KOMTAR”
- Address: Lebuh Tek Soon, George Town, 10100
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prangin Mall and 1st Avenue Mall.
Prangin Mall
Shopping center
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prangin Mall is a shopping mall within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at Prangin Road within the city's Central Business District, next to Komtar Tower, and is linked to both Komtar and neighboring 1st Avenue Mall via overhead skybridges. Prangin Mall is situated 190 metres east of KOMTAR Tower.
1st Avenue Mall
Shopping center
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
1st Avenue Mall is a shopping mall within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at Magazine Road within the city's Central Business District, next to Komtar and Prangin Mall, and is linked to both buildings via overhead bridges. 1st Avenue Mall is situated 230 metres southeast of KOMTAR Tower.
Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park
Park
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park, also colloquially known as the Sia Boey, is an urban archaeology park within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park is situated 440 metres southeast of KOMTAR Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.
George Town
Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Sungai Pinang
Quarter
Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south.
Taman Free School Flats
Neighborhood
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is named after the nearby Penang Free School.
KOMTAR Tower
- Category: skyscraper
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.41456° or 5° 24′ 52″ northLongitude
100.32981° or 100° 19′ 47″ eastLevels
68Height
249 metres (816 feet)Open location code
6PQ2C87H+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 993213417OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3305737
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Satellite Map
Discover KOMTAR Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“KOMTAR Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “光大大厦”
- Chinese: “光大大廈”
- Dutch: “KOMTAR”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كومتار”
- Estonian: “Komtar”
- French: “KOMTAR”
- French: “Menara Komtar Complex”
- German: “Komtar”
- Indonesian: “Komtar”
- Italian: “Komtar”
- Korean: “콤타 타워”
- Korean: “콤타”
- Malay: “Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak”
- Malay: “Komtar”
- Malay: “KOMTAR”
- Malay: “Menara KOMTAR”
- Persian: “کومتار”
- Portuguese: “Menara komtar”
- Portuguese: “Menara KOMTAR”
- Spanish: “KOMTAR”
- Tamil: “கொம்டார் கோபுரம்”
- Tamil: “கொம்தார் கோபுரம்”
- Yue Chinese: “光大大廈”
- “Komtar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penang Island City Council and KOMTAR Post Office.
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