Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.
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12 Facts About Gelugor
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Gelugor had been populated as early as the late 18th century by Malay fishermen who arrived from Sumatra.
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Gelugor gradually turned into a suburb of George Town, helped by its strategic location right in the middle between George Town proper and Bayan Lepas to the south.
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In 1969, Universiti Sains Malaysia was founded at Gelugor and is one of the top Malaysian public universities.
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Gelugor was named after Garcinia atroviridis, known in Malay as asam gelugor.
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Gelugor eventually became the largest landowner on Penang Island in the early 19th century.
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Development of residential estates at Gelugor began in the 1960s, originally to house civil servants.
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Gelugor is directly linked to Seberang Perai, the mainland halve of Penang, via the 13.
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Gelugor is home to one of the top Malaysian public universities, Universiti Sains Malaysia .
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Newly created Light neighbourhood at the coast of Gelugor contains a linear park equipped with a cycling track.
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Future developments at Gelugor include the construction of a mixed-commercial and residential waterfront precinct, named The Light City.
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