Kuala Lumpur

**Kuala Lumpur**
	capital of Malaysia Skyline in 2013
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Instance of	capital,; federal territory of Malaysia,; million city
Location	Malaysia
Located in or next to body of water	Gombak River,; Klang River
Present in work	Civilization V (City-state);
Inception	1857;
Population	1,982,100 (2020);
Area	243.65 km²;
Elevation above sea level	66 m;
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	3° 08′ 52″ N, 101° 41′ 43″ E
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(en); కౌలాలంపూర్, కువాలా లంపూర్ (te); Kuala Lumpur (la); Kuala Lumpur (mi); Kualalumpūra (lv); Куала-Лумпур қаласы (kk-cyrl); க்வாலா லும்பூர், கோல லும்பூர் (ta)

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.

panorama[edit]

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sunset
View from Petronas Towers Skybridge
View of KL
View of KL
view
Skyline of KL
KL skyline at dusk.

View of Kuala Lumpur from Setapak

A panoramic view of downtown Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur skyline at night

Kuala Lumpur skyline at sunset

Kuala Lumpur's skyline as seen from Chin Woo Stadium in early 2014.

geography[edit]

river[edit]

English: River in KL

building - skyline[edit]

Kuala Lumpur City Hall[edit]

English: City Hall at morning
English: City Hall building during 50 years of independence celebrations

hotel[edit]

English: Tune Hotels at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

library[edit]

National Library of Malaysia

Independence Square (Kuala Lumpur)[edit]

English: Merdeka Square
English: Merdeka Square
English: Merdeka Square with flagpole

street[edit]

English: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

skyscraper[edit]

Vista Tower
English: Kuala Lumpur as view from southwest
English: Royal Malaysian Police headquarters at Bukit Aman
Maybank Tower
English: Menara Maybank
English: Menara Citibank and Intercontinental Hotel (formerly Nikko Hotel)
English: High-end condominiums along Lorong Kuda within the vicinity of KLCC
English: The Troika by Foster+Partners
English: The Troika by Foster+Partners
English: G Tower
English: Menara Public Bank
English: en:Menara Carigali
English: en:KL Sentral
English: Cap Square Tower.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building[edit]

English: Sultan Abdul Samad building
English: National day at Sultan Abdul Samad building
English: Sultan Abuld Samad building

tower[edit]

Petronas Towers[edit]

English: Petronas Twin Towers
English: Petronas Twin Towers
English: Petronas Twin Towers
English: Park at Petronas Towers

Kuala Lumpur Tower[edit]

English: KL Tower
English: KL Tower

Telekom Tower[edit]

English: Menara Telekom

ruins - destroyed building or structure[edit]

English: The abandoned Pekeliling Flats.
English: Eye on Malaysia. Closed and demolished on 2008.

Shopping in Kuala Lumpur[edit]

market[edit]

Central Market[edit]

English: Central Market
English: Street outside Central Market

shop[edit]

English: Tengkat Tong Shin
English: Jalan Alor

shopping center[edit]

Ampang Park[edit]

English: Ampang Park
English: Ampang Park

Berjaya Times Square[edit]

English: Berjaya Times Square view from south
English: Berjaya Times Square view from north
English: Interior view of Berjaya Times Square
English: Cosmo's World inside Berjaya Times Square

Kota Raya Mall[edit]

English: Kota Raya Complex

Lot 10[edit]

English: Lot 10

Plaza Low Yat[edit]

English: Low Yat Plaza

Mid Valley Megamall[edit]

English: Bridge link from Mid Valley Megamall to The Gardens
English: Exterior view of Mid Valley City
English: Interior view of Mid Valley City
English: Interior view of Mid Valley City

Pavilion Kuala Lumpur[edit]

English: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur with an residential area above

Starhill Gallery[edit]

English: Exterior view of Starhill Gallery
English: Interior view of Starhill Gallery
English: Interior view of Starhill Gallery

Suria KLCC[edit]

English: Exterior view of Suria KLCC mall
English: Entrance to Suria KLCC via Isetan
English: Interior of Suria KLCC
English: Interior of Suria KLCC
English: Interior of Suria KLCC
English: Interior of Suria KLCC

The Gardens Mall[edit]

English: Interior of The Gardens Mall
English: Interior of The Gardens Mall
English: Interior of The Gardens Mall

Sunway Putra Mall[edit]

English: The Mall
English: The Mall
English: The Mall
English: The Mall

shopping street[edit]

English: Petaling Street or Chinatown of Kuala Lumpur
English: Bukit Bintang

transportation in Kuala Lumpur[edit]

airport[edit]

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Kuala Lumpur Sentral station[edit]

English: KL Sentral

KL Monorail[edit]

English: KL Monorail Bukit Nanas elevated station

Kuala Lumpur railway station[edit]

English: Old KL train station

RapidKL buses[edit]

English: Integrated LRT/bus hub at Maluri

Rapid Rail[edit]

Ampang and Sri Petaling lines[edit]

English: Bandaraya LRT Station

Kelana Jaya line[edit]

English: RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line train
English: KLCC underground station

road - controlled-access highway[edit]

Sprint Expressway 45
English: Federal Highway from Klang to Kuala Lumpur
English: Intersection Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak
English: Jalan Ampang
English: Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
English: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
English: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
English: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
English: Damansara Link stretch of Sprint Highway
English: Jalan Ampang
English: Damansara-Puchong Expressway
English: KL-Seremban Expressway interchange with Jalan Istana
English: SMART Tunnel south entrance
English: Jalan Raja Laut
English: Jalan Raja Laut
English: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
English: Jalan Beringin
English: Jalan Tun Razak aerial view
English: Jalan Tun Razak street level
English: Persiaran Raja Chulan

education[edit]

University of Kuala Lumpur[edit]

English: UCTI

history of Kuala Lumpur[edit]

19th century[edit]

English: Yap Ah Loy, founder of Kuala Lumpur

20th century[edit]

English: National Museum of Malaysia before World War II
English: Kuala Lumpur during World War II (Taken on 1942)
English: The Japanese-occupation surrender ceremony held in Headquarters Malaya Command, Kuala Lumpur on 1946
English: Tunku Abdul Rahman declare the independence of Malaya on 1957
English: Jalan Bukit Bintang during 1960s
English: Construction in Kuala Lumpur on 1996
English: Kuala Lumpur in 1996
English: Kuala Lumpur in 1996
English: Kuala Lumpur during sunset in 1996
English: Kuala Lumpur during 1998

21st century[edit]

English: Kuala Lumpur in 2005
English: People celebrating Hari Merdeka in 2008
English: A St. Patrick's Day street party in 2012