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Kuala Lumpur is the most populous city in Malaysia, with a population of 1.98 million in the city proper as of 2020. It has a population density of 8,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,130/sq mi), and is the most densely populated administrative district in Malaysia. [2]
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 ...
1920. Batu Caves ( Tamil: பத்து மலை, romanized: Pathu malai) is a mogote with a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex consists many Hindu temples, the popular of which is a shrine dedicated to Hindu god Murugan.
It is also reputed to be the richest in the country. The temple was originally sited somewhere near the Kuala Lumpur railway station. It shifted to its present location along Jalan Tun H.S. Lee (next to KL's Chinatown) in 1885. The initial attap structure was demolished in 1887 and a brick building was erected in its place.
The Sri Kandaswamy Kovil ( Malay: Kuil Sri Kandaswamy) is a Hindu temple located along Jalan Scott, Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The temple is over a century old. It is one of the most prominent Sri Lankan Tamil or Ceylonese Tamil temples in Malaysia. It is huge and showcases rich Sri Lankan Tamil architecture and has become a popular ...
Malaysia. Geographic coordinates. 3°02′01″N 101°26′16″E / . 3.0336794°N 101.4377922°E. / 3.0336794; 101.4377922. Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, better known as Klang Perumal Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Klang, Selangor in Malaysia. Built in 1892, then reconstructed in 2015, it is of the oldest, and the largest ...
Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as Petronas (stylized in all caps), is a Malaysian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965 and reports to the company's Board of Directors.
The geography of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is characterized by a huge valley — known as the Klang Valley — bordered by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east, several minor ranges in the north and the south and the Malacca Straits in the west. The name Kuala Lumpur literally means muddy confluence; Kuala Lumpur is located at the confluence of ...