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Golden
Traingle - expensive stores,
upscale restaurants and five-star
hotels are all a part of it. Here
you will find Petronas twin towers
and Menara towers. A visit to the
observation deck is a must to have
a panaromic view of KL.
Menara
- for a dramatic overview
of KL and the surrounding area,
take an elevator ride up the
1,380-ft
Kuala Lumpur tower. On
a clearday,
you can see the Straits
of Melaka
from here.
China
Town -
one third of Malaysia's
population is
Chinese decent and the
largest China Town of
Malaysia is located in
Kuala Lampur downtown.
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Malaysia
Year(s) of Visit: 2000
Malaysia, constitutional
monarchy in Southeast Asia on the South China Sea. Malaysia is
divided into two regions, known as West Malaysia and East
Malaysia. West Malaysia, also known as Peninsular Malaysia,
consists of the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and
nearby islands. Thailand borders West Malaysia on the north, and
Singapore lies off the southern coastal tip. East Malaysia
occupies the northern section of Borneo Island, as well as
offshore islands. East Malaysia shares Borneo with Brunei, which
lies on a small section of the northern coast, and with the
Kalimantan region of Indonesia, which lies to the south.
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (Johor,
Kedah,
Kelantan,
Melaka,
Negeri Sembilan,
Pahang,
Perak,
Pinang,
Perlis,
Sabah,
Sarawak,
Selangor,
and
Terengganu)
and 2 federal territories (Kuala Lumpur and
Labuan).
Full Country Name: Federation of Malaysia
Area: 329,758 sq km
Capital City: Kuala Lampur
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Masjid
Negara - completed in 1965, the
national
mosque has jagged 18-point star
roof and a 70
meter tall minaret. The
points represent 13
states
of Malaysis and
5 pillars of Islam.
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Sultan
Abdus Samad Building -
its a
wonderful
building designed by a British
architect and
built in the
18th century.
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Merdeka
Square - look around in this
historic
place
and you will see Royal
Selangor Club, where KL's
elite meet,
Sultan Abdus Samad Building, once the
core
of colonial KL now houses the supreme
court.
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Lake
Gardens - a green retreat within the
city with
91.6 hectares of magnificent trees
and plants.
Inside
it is the Bird Park, an
aviary containing 200
species
of bird. Here
you will also find the Orchid
Garden.
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