Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District.
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22 Facts About Shah Alam
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Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974.
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Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence from Britain in 1957.
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Shah Alam was once known as Sungai Renggam and was noted for its rubber and oil palm estates.
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Shah Alam was opened in 1963 with the purpose of making it the new administrative centre of Selangor, replacing Kuala Lumpur which was made a Federal Territory on 1 February 1974.
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Shah Alam was enlarged several times between 1983 and 1997, the last annexation on 1 January 1997:.
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Shah Alam was granted city status on 10 October 2000 with Dato' Haji Abu Sujak Haji Mahmud as the first mayor.
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Shah Alam recently served as deputy Menteri Besar, or Chief Minister of Selangor.
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Shah Alam is located within the district of Petaling and a portion of the district of Klang in the state of Selangor with total area 290.
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Shah Alam is one of the major cities within the Klang Valley, an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor, due to the Klang River flowing through it on its way westward to the Strait of Malacca.
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The Central Shah Alam is where all the state administrative buildings and agencies are situated.
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All of the main roads and streets in Shah Alam including the new townships such as Setia Alam and Kota Kemuning have signs with their names shown in both Roman and Jawi scripts.
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Shah Alam is presently administrated by Shah Alam City Council, which is an agency under the Selangor state government.
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Shah Alam is served by many primary and secondary schools such as SK Bukit Rimau and SMK Kota Kemuning.
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Currently, Shah Alam has 23 secondary schools, 1 technical school, 1 vocational school, and 37 primary schools.
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Shah Alam is notable for being the only city in Malaysia to have its own route numbering for the road in the city.
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Shah Alam is served by the Prasarana's Kelana Jaya line, providing rapid transit access for people in Taman Alam Megah via the Alam Megah LRT station and Subang Alam LRT station.
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Shah Alam is served with many private clinics that exist in every part and residential parks in the city.
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Government-owned hospital; Shah Alam Hospital was opened on 5 October 2015 after a four-year delay.
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Shah Alam is most famous for its mosque, the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque.
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Shah Alam Stadium was featured in a challenge in the first leg of The Amazing Race Asia Season 1 where teams had to ride go-karts around the circuit.
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Shah Alam hosted 2 events for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, road cycling and boxing.
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