Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the ceremonial, legislative and judicial capital city of Malaysia.
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66 Facts About Kuala Lampur
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Greater Kuala Lampur Lumpur, known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has undergone rapid development in recent decades and is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers, which have since become an iconic symbol of Malaysian development.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is one of the leading cities in the world for tourism and shopping, the 6th most-visited city in the world in 2019.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur means "muddy confluence" in Malay; Kuala Lampur is the point where two rivers join or an estuary, and lumpur means "mud".
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur was originally a small hamlet of just a few houses and shops at the confluence of the Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur became established as a town circa 1857, when the Malay Chief of Klang, Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, aided by his brother Raja Juma'at of Lukut, raised funds from Malaccan Chinese businessmen to hire Chinese miners from Lukut to open new tin mines there.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur was the furthest point up the Klang River to which supplies could conveniently be brought by boat, and therefore became a collection and dispersal point serving the tin mines.
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Important Malay figures of early Kuala Lampur Lumpur included Haji Mohamed Tahir, who became the Dato Dagang.
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Early Kuala Lampur Lumpur was a small town that suffered from many social and political problems – the buildings were made of wood and 'atap'.
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Raja Asal and Sutan Puasa switched sides to Raja Mahdi, and Kuala Lampur Lumpur was captured in 1872 and burnt to the ground.
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Kuala Lampur stipulated in 1884 that buildings should be constructed of brick and tile so that they would be less flammable, and that the town be rebuilt with wider streets to reduce fire risk.
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In 1896, Kuala Lampur Lumpur was chosen as the capital of the newly formed Federated Malay States.
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Development of a rubber industry in Selangor fueled by the demand for car tyres in the early 20th century led to a boom, and the population of Kuala Lampur Lumpur increased from 30,000 in 1900 to 80,000 in 1920.
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The commercial activities of Kuala Lampur Lumpur had been run to a large extent by Chinese businessmen such as Loke Yew, who was then the richest and most influential Chinese in Kuala Lampur Lumpur.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur grew during the war, and continued after the war during the Malayan Emergency, during which Malaya was preoccupied with a communist insurgency and New Villages were established on the outskirts of the city.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur remained the capital after the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur had seen a number of civil disturbances over the years.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur achieved city status on 1 February 1972, becoming the first settlement in Malaysia to be granted the status after independence.
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The territory of Kuala Lampur Lumpur expanded to 96 square miles by absorbing the surrounding areas.
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On 14 May 1990, Kuala Lampur Lumpur celebrated the centennial of the local council.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is a Malay term that translates to "muddy confluence" and is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers.
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In 1974, Kuala Lampur Lumpur was split off from Selangor to form the first Federal Territory governed directly by the Malaysian federal government.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur was administered by a corporation sole called the Federal Capital Commissioner from April 1,1961, until it was awarded city status in 1972, after which executive power transferred to the Lord Mayor.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is a centre for finance, insurance, real estate, media and the arts of Malaysia.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is rated the only global city in Malaysia, according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is poised to become the global Islamic financing hub with an increasing number of financial institutions providing Islamic financing and the strong presence of Gulf financial institutions such as the world's largest Islamic bank, the Al-Rajhi Bank and Kuwait Finance House.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has advantages stemming from the high concentration of educational institutions that provide a wide-ranging of courses.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is the sixth most visited city in the world, with 8.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur plays host to many cultural festivals such as the Thaipusam procession at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple.
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Apart from shopping complexes, Kuala Lampur Lumpur has designated numerous zones in the city to market locally manufactured products such as textiles, fabrics and handicrafts.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is the most populous city in Malaysia, with a population of 1.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is the centre of the wider Klang Valley metropolitan area covering Petaling Jaya, Klang, Subang Jaya, Puchong, Shah Alam, and Gombak, with an estimated metropolitan population of 7.
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Historically Kuala Lampur Lumpur was a predominantly Chinese city, although more recently the Bumiputera component of the city has grown substantially and they are now the dominant group.
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The population of Kuala Lampur Lumpur had increased to around three thousand in 1880 when it was made the capital of Selangor.
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Architecture of Kuala Lampur Lumpur is a mixture of old colonial influences, Asian traditions, Malay Islamic inspirations, modern, and postmodern architecture.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur contains 14 tertiary education institutions, 79 high schools, 155 elementary schools and 136 kindergartens.
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Greater Kuala Lampur Lumpur covers an even more extensive selection of universities including several international branches such as Monash University Malaysia Campus, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and Xiamen University Malaysia.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is a hub for cultural activities and events in Malaysia.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has a craft complex coupled with a museum that displays a variety of textile, ceramic, metal craft and weaved products.
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The Kuala Lampur Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in Sentul West and Damansara Performing Arts Centre in Damansara Perdana are two of the most established centres in the country for the performing arts, notably theatre, plays, music, and film screening.
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Also, Kuala Lampur Lumpur was designated as the World Book Capital for 2020 by UNESCO.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is becoming the centre for new media, innovation and creative industry development in the region and hosts the international creative industry event Kreative.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is at the forefront of the convergence of media, art, culture and communications.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has numerous parks, gardens and open spaces for recreational purposes.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur was touted as one of the host cities for the Formula One World Championship from 1999 to 2017.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur hosted the official Asian Basketball Championship in 1965,1977 and 1985.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is one of the stages of the Tour de Langkawi cycling race.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has a considerable array of international class sports facilities after hosting the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is the birthplace of Hashing, which began in December 1938 when a group of British colonial officers and expatriates, some from the Selangor Club, began meeting on Monday evenings to run, in a fashion patterned after the traditional British Paper Chase or "Hare and Hounds".
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur hosted the 128th IOC Session in 2015 where the IOC elected Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Lausanne as the host city of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is the headquarters for Malaysia's state broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia, state news agency Bernama, state religious TV Company Alhijrah Media Corporation, principal telecommunication service provider – Telekom Malaysia, Media Prima Berhad's newspaper division – New Straits Times Press, the country's main pay satellite television service – Astro and newspaper companies such as: China Press, Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai.
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Apart from functioning as a telecommunication tower, Kuala Lampur Lumpur Tower is an important broadcast centre in the city, transmitting signals of radio and television stations to Kuala Lampur Lumpur City and its surrounding area.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has been featured in aspects of popular culture such as movies, television, music and books.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur was one of the destinations in The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race.
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Video games have been set in Kuala Lampur Lumpur, including three levels of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and two tracks in the racing game Burnout Dominator.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur has a comprehensive road network with more transportation development planned.
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Kuala Lampur Lumpur is one of the major ASEAN cities with taxis extensively running on natural gas.
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