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  2. Glodok - Wikipedia

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    Glodok. Glodok ( Chinese: 裹踱刻; pinyin: guǒ duó kè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó tho̍h khek) is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are Chinese descent.

  3. Selangor - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the name Selangor is uncertain. A common suggestion is that the name refers to the Malay word langau, a large fly or blowfly that is found in the marshes along the Selangor River (Sungai Selangor) in the state's north-west. According to local lore, a warrior who escaped from Malacca after the Portuguese conquest, took a break from ...

  4. Victoria Institution - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Institution. The Victoria Institution is the oldest secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a memorial school, so-called because it was partly funded by public subscription intended for the erection of a permanent memorial to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The establishment of the school was further ...

  5. Puchong - Wikipedia

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    Puchong. Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia . It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Seri Kembangan in the east and Putra Heights in the west. Puchong is a great town for those who reside nearby Bukit Jalil in Kinrara .

  6. Kuala Lumpur - Wikipedia

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    Kuala Lumpur is a Malay term that translates to "muddy confluence" and is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers which flow into the Selangor River. [ 81] The Red Arrows over the city in 2016. Located in the centre of Selangor state, Kuala Lumpur was a territory of Selangor State Government.

  7. History of Kuala Lumpur - Wikipedia

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    Kuala Lumpur was founded ca. 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. In English, the name Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy confluence". The venture into the muddy confluence started when a member of the Selangor royal family hired tin prospectors to open tin mines in the Klang Valley. The Journal of the Malayan Branch of the ...

  8. Klang River - Wikipedia

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    The Klang River ( Malay: Sungai Klang) is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately 120 km (75 mi) in length and drains a basin of about 1,288 km 2 (497 sq mi). The Klang River has 11 major tributaries.

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