18 Facts About Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru, colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia.

Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as Tanjung Puteri when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim.

Johor Bahru serves as one of the two land border connections on the Malaysian side between the countries of Singapore and Malaysia, the other being the Second Link that links Iskandar Puteri to Tuas.

Johor Bahru is categorised as Zone A of Iskandar Malaysia and is adjacent to Senai International Airport and the 15th busiest port in the world, Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

Johor Bahru became the cradle of Malay nationalism after the war and a major political party known as the United Malays National Organisation was founded at the Istana Besar of Johor Bahru in 1946.

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Present area of Johor Bahru was originally known as Tanjung Puteri, and was a fishing village of the Malays.

Johor Bahru managed to regain Kesang territory for Johor after a civil war with the aid of British forces and he boosted the town's infrastructure and agricultural economy.

Continuous development of Johor Bahru was halted when the Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita invaded the town on 31 January 1942.

Onn Jaafar, a local Malay politician who later became the Chief Minister of Johor Bahru, formed the United Malay National Organisation party on 11 May 1946 when the Malays expressed their widespread disenchantment over the British government's action for granting citizenship laws to non-Malays in the proposed states of the Malayan Union.

The Johor Bahru Southern District traffic police headquarters is a separate entity along Tebrau Road, close to the city centre.

Johor Bahru is located along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia.

The Malays in Johor Bahru are strongly related to the neighbouring Riau Malays.

Johor Bahru is one of the fastest-growing cities in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur.

Johor Bahru is the location of numerous conferences, congress and trade fairs, such as the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing and the World Islamic Economic Forum.

Johor Bahru Art Gallery in Petrie Road is a house gallery built in 1910, known as the house for the former third Chief Minister of Johor Bahru, Abdullah Jaafar.

Several decades running, Johor Bahru is notorious for its relatively high crime rate, compared to other urban areas in Malaysia.

Crime in Johor Bahru has received substantial media coverage by the Singaporean press, as Singaporeans visiting or transiting through the neighbouring city are often targeted by criminals.

Several countries have set up their consulates in Johor Bahru, including Indonesia and Singapore, while Japan has closed its consular office since 2014.