Johor Bahru landmarks
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Johor Bahru
, Malaysia, has the following notable landmarks.
Taman Sentosa
Taman Johor Jaya
Tampoi
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
, Malaysia, has the following notable landmarks.
Famous landmarks
- Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim
- Istana BesarIstana BesarIstana Besar or Grand Palace is the royal palace of the Sultanate of Johor which is located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.-Overview:Standing tall in the city of Johor Bahru, the palace was built in 1866 by Sultan Abu Bakar...
- Sultan Iskandar Complex or JB CIQ
- Istana Bukit SereneIstana Bukit SereneIstana Bukit Serene is the royal palace and official residence of the Sultan of Johor, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The palace faces the Straits of Johor and has a bird's eye view of Singapore, a former possession of the Sultanate....
- Istana Pasir PelangiIstana Pasir PelangiIstana Pasir Pelangi is a royal palace of the Tunku Mahkota of Johor. It is located in the royal town of Pasir Pelangi, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.-See also:*Istana Besar*Istana Bukit Serene*Pasir Pelangi...
- Johor Causeway
Shopping centres
The following lists modern shopping centres in Johor Bahru.Johor Bahru Central Business District (CBD)
- City Square Shopping Centre Johor BahruJohor Bahru City SquareJohor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building located in the Central Business district of Johor Bahru. City Square, along with Komtar, are located on Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Due in part to its proximity to the Johor-Singapore Causeway, City Square attracts many shoppers from Singapore...
- It is located in the Central Business District along the bustling Jalan Wong Ah FookJalan Wong Ah FookJalan Wong Ah Fook is a major one-way road in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located in Johor Bahru's central business district and is also one of the busiest roads in the city....
. Its lowest five floors from ground level are divided into two sections. The Johor Bahru City Square also comprises a 36 floor office tower (incidentally, the office tower block is also the tallest building in the city). The building was completed somewhere around 1998. The building has an underground carpark.
- It is located in the Central Business District along the bustling Jalan Wong Ah Fook
- KOMTAR Johor Bahru (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak)
- Also located along Jalan Wong Ah FookJalan Wong Ah FookJalan Wong Ah Fook is a major one-way road in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located in Johor Bahru's central business district and is also one of the busiest roads in the city....
, Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak or KOMTAR is probably the oldest shopping complex in Johor Bahru. Officially opened on March 11, 1979 by the third prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Hussein OnnHussein OnnTun Hussein bin Dato' Onn who is of 3/4 Malay and 1/4 Circassian ancestry was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1976 to 1981. He was granted the soubriquet Bapa Perpaduan...
, KOMTAR consists of a two storey shopping centre and a 25 storey office tower block.
- Also located along Jalan Wong Ah Fook
- Merlin Tower
Taman SentosaTaman SentosaTaman Sentosa is a township in Johor Bahru city, Johor, Malaysia with many pubs and nightclubs....
and Taman Abad
- Lien Hoe Complex
- It is located along Jalan Sutera. Constructed in the 1970s, it now hosts a night club, The StoreThe StoreThe Store is a 1932 novel by Thomas Sigismund Stribling. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933. It is the second book of the Vaidan trilogy, comprising The Forge, The Store, and Unfinished Cathedral.-Introduction:...
, a supermarketSupermarketA supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
and accessory shops.
- It is located along Jalan Sutera. Constructed in the 1970s, it now hosts a night club, The Store
- Holiday PlazaHoliday PlazaHoliday Plaza Shopping Complex is a three-storey shopping mall and an 18 storey office tower block and is located at Jalan Dato' Sulaiman in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Completed in 1985, Parkson Grand is its anchor tenant...
- It is located on Jalan Dato' Sulaiman. Completed in 1985, it is a three-storey shopping centre with Parkson Grand as its anchor tenant. Prior to the construction of the Johor Bahru City Square, this was the most popular shopping centre. Holiday Plaza is also known for its notorious shops selling pirated movies and music and now is no longer having those problems after the raid. It also has an 18 storey office tower block.
Taman Johor JayaTaman Johor JayaTaman Johor Jaya is a housing and industrial estate situated in the northern outskirts of Johor Bahru, the second largest city of Malaysia. With a population of 16,000 families, it is primarily residential, but it also has light industrial and commercial zones...
, Taman Sri Tebrau and PlentongPlentongPlentong began as a Kangchu settlemement known as Tey Chu Kang in 1859 and then an old Chinese new village that is now a busy town in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Many hypermarkets are found here like Giant and Tesco, along with several major boutiques and showrooms such as Beethoven ,Toyota ,...
- Makro Johor BahruMakroMakro is a Dutch chain of Warehouse clubs, also called cash and carries. The first one opened in 1968 in Amsterdam. In the following years more stores opened in the Netherlands and in several other countries within Europe. In the 1970s and 1980s Makro extended its business to the Americas and...
- Carrefour Johor BahruCarrefourCarrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...
- Giant Hypermarket Johor Bahru
TampoiTampoiTampoi can refer to:* Baccaurea macrocarpa, a tropical fruit tree found in Southeast Asia.* Tampoi, Johor, a suburb of Johor Bahru, sometimes considered as a separate town, located in the Johor Bahru District of Johor....
, Taman PerlingTaman PerlingTaman Perling is a main township in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A development project of the company Pelangi Berhad, it covers and contains close to 10,000 housing units.The main landmark of the housing area is Perling Mall,which has 2 floor of almost 100 shops. It is located twenty minutes from Johor...
, SkudaiSkudaiSkudai is a rapidly expanding suburb of Johor Bahru, the largest city in and the capital of the state of Johor in southern Malaysia. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor, which includes the Senai International Airport, Tanjung Pelepas Port and the proposed new...
and Taman UniversitiTaman UniversitiTaman Universiti is a university town near Johor Bahru City in Malaysia. It is located between Skudai and Pulai. It was given bandaraya status in 2002....
- Plaza AngsanaPlaza AngsanaPlaza Angsana is a Malaysian shopping complex situated in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, Johor. Plaza Angsana is noted for selling locally manufactured goods which are sold at a relatively low price. The majority of the shopkeepers are Malays....
- Perling Mall
- Plaza Tasek
- Skudai Plaza
- Jaya Jusco Taman UniversitiJUSCOis the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co., Ltd.....
- Skudai Parade
- U Mall, Taman Pulai Utama
- Sutera Mall, Taman Sutera Utama
- Aeon Bukit Indah
- Tesco Bukit Indah
Hospitals
- Government
- Johor Bahru General Hospital
- Sultan Ismail HospitalSultan Ismail HospitalSultan Ismail Specialist Hospital is a hospital located in Taman Austin Perdana, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The hospital is named in honour of Sultan Ismail of Johor...
- Private
- Medical Specialist Centre
- Siow Specialist Hospital
- Johor Specialist Centre
- Puteri Specialist Hospital
Places of worship
- IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
- Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu BakarMasjid Negeri Sultan Abu BakarSultan Abu Bakar State Mosque is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar....
- Masjid An-Nur KotarayaMasjid An-Nur KotarayaThe An-Nur Kota Raya Mosque is the only mosque in Malaysia which is located in a shopping complex. It is situated in Plaza Kota Raya, Johor Bahru. It is owned by Johor Corporation , the Johor state government's investment arm...
- Masjid Diraja Pasir PelangiMasjid Diraja Pasir PelangiPasir Pelangi Royal Mosque is a Johor royal mosque located in Pasir Pelangi, near Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was constructed in the 1920s. The mosque bears a similar architectural design to the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque....
- Masjid Jamek Taman Pelangi
- Masjid Jamek Bandar Baru UDAMasjid Jamek Bandar Baru UDAThe Jamek Bandar Baru UDA mosque is a main mosque in Bandar Baru UDA in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia....
- Masjid Jamek LarkinMasjid Jamek LarkinLarkin Jamek Mosque is a new mosque in Larkin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia....
- Masjid Jamek Nong ChikMasjid Jamek Nong ChikNong Chik Jamek Mosque is a mosque in Kampung Nong Chik, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The mosque is located on Jalan Kolam Air....
- Masjid Ungku Tun AminahMasjid Ungku Tun AminahUngku Tun Aminah Mosque is a mosque in Tampoi, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The mosque is similar to Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur....
Tampoi - Masjid Jamek Kampung Melayu Majidee
- Kompleks Islam Johor
- Mahkamah Syariah Johor
- Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar
- Taoist
- Guan Gong temple
- Johor Bahru Old Chinese templeJohor Bahru Old Chinese templeJohor Bahru Old Chinese Temple known as Old Temple by the locals, is a Chinese temple located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Located at downtown Johor Bahru of Jalan Trus, the temple is flanked by modern skyscrapers. This temple is one of the oldest structures in Johor Bahru...
at Jalan Trus - San Shang Temple at Jalan Yahya Awal
- Zhen An Old Temple at Jalan Stulang Darat
- ChristianityChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
- Protestant
- Calvary Charismatic Centre
- Cornerstone Church International
- Full Gospel Church
- Holy Light Presbyterian Church
- Johor Bahru Lutheran Church
- St. Christopher's Anglican Church
- Roman Catholic
- Cathedral of the Holy Immaculate Conception
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of JesusCathedral of the Sacred Heart of JesusThe Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located in Taman Sri Tebrau, in the city of Johor Bahru, the second largest city in Malaysia. The Cathedral itself is also situated in the heart of the most densely populated area in Johor Bahru, surrounded by housing estates such as Taman Sri Tebrau,...
- Protestant
- HinduismHinduismHinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
- Sri Mariamman TempleSri Mariamman TempleThe Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. It is an agamic temple, built in the Dravidian style. Located at No. 244 South Bridge Road, in the downtown Chinatown district, the temple serves mainly South Indian Tamil Hindu Singaporeans in the city-state...
- Sri Mariamman Temple
Hotels
- Eden Garden Hotel
- Thistle Johor Bahru
- The Puteri Pan Pacific Johor Bahru
- Mutiara Hotel Johor Bahru
- Grand Bluewave Hotel
- Grand Paragon Hotel
- Crystal Crown Hotel
- Grand Continental Hotel
- New York Hotel
- Hotel Compact Johor Bahru
- Tropical Inn Johor Bahruhttp://www.tropicalinn-johorbahru.com/
- Zen Zeng Budget Hotel Johor Bahru - A common place for JB and Singaporean cheongsters
- Aspen Summer Hotel http://aspensummerhotel.googlepages.com/ - A nice budget hotel at Taman Molek with lots of banks, restaurants, shopping centers, and golf courses nearby.
- Grand Dragon Hotel - Luxury Budget Hotel located 15 minutes from johor bahru town city.
Housing estates
- Century Garden
- Taman Johor JayaTaman Johor JayaTaman Johor Jaya is a housing and industrial estate situated in the northern outskirts of Johor Bahru, the second largest city of Malaysia. With a population of 16,000 families, it is primarily residential, but it also has light industrial and commercial zones...
- Taman Ungku Tun AminahTaman Ungku Tun AminahTaman Ungku Tun Aminah is a township in Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was erected on 1980s after Sultanah Tun Aminah of Johor....
- Taman Bukit Indah
- Taman MolekTaman MolekTaman Molek is a main township in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It was developed by Pelangi Berhad Group in the 1990s and is now a mini commercial hub with several major banks : Standard Chartered, HSBC, Al-Rajhi Bank, Kuwait Finance House, Royal Bank of Scotland, OCBC, UOB, RHB Bank, EON, Maybank,...
- Taman Desa Jaya
- Taman Kempas
- Taman SuriaTaman SuriaTaman Suria is a township in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The famous elementary school Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Suria is located here....
- Taman Intan
- Taman Desa Cemerlang
- Taman Muhibbah
- Taman Nora
- Taman Gunung Emas
- Puteri Wangsa
- Taman Bukit Tiram
- Taman Tiram Jaya
- Taman Sri Tiram
- Taman Tiram Baru
- Taman Gembira
- Taman Sri
- Taman Kenanga
- Taman Pelangi Indah
- Taman UniversitiTaman UniversitiTaman Universiti is a university town near Johor Bahru City in Malaysia. It is located between Skudai and Pulai. It was given bandaraya status in 2002....
- Taman Skudai Indah
- Taman PerlingTaman PerlingTaman Perling is a main township in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. A development project of the company Pelangi Berhad, it covers and contains close to 10,000 housing units.The main landmark of the housing area is Perling Mall,which has 2 floor of almost 100 shops. It is located twenty minutes from Johor...
- Taman DayaTaman DayaTaman Daya is a main township in Tebrau, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It is located to the west of Taman Mount Austin, north of Taman Delima, east of Adda Heights and south of Setia Indah...
- Taman Serene Park
- Kim Teng Park
- Taman Pelangi
- Bandar Baru UDABandar Baru UDABandar Baru UDA is a major township in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It mainly consists of four phases where this townships has developed well and strategically located in the middle of Johor Bahru Town and transportation...
- Taman SentosaTaman SentosaTaman Sentosa is a township in Johor Bahru city, Johor, Malaysia with many pubs and nightclubs....
- Taman Sri Tebrau
- Nusa Bestari
- Nusa Damai
- Taman ScientexTaman ScientexTaman Scientex is a township in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia. This townships is located between Masai and Pasir Gudang....
- Taman Bukit Dahlia
- Taman MelodiesTaman MelodiesTaman Melodies is a townships located in Johor Bahru. Taman Melodies is near to Taman Sentosa, Taman Suria and Taman Kebun Teh....
- Taman Pulai Jaya
- Taman Sri Pulai Perdana
- Taman Teratai
- Taman Pulai Indah
- Taman Pulai Emas
- Taman Mutiara Rini
- Bandar Seri Alam
- Taman Skudai Baru
- Taman Dato' Yahya Sahban
- Taman Murni
- Taman Maju Jaya
- Taman Gaya
- Taman Bukit Jaya
- Taman Dato' Chellam
- Taman Plentong Utama
- Taman Plentong Baru
- Taman Ria Plentong
- Taman Sri Plentong
- Taman Perindustrian Plentong
- Taman Perindustrian Sri Plentong
- Taman D'Utama
- Taman Permata
- Taman Timur
- Bandar Gelang Patah
- Taman Nusa Perintis (1)
- Taman Nusantara
- Taman Sri Skudai
- Taman Sri Puteri
- Taman Desa Skudai
- Taman Harmoni
- Taman Sri Pulai Utama
- Taman Sri Pulai
- Taman Tan Sri Yaakob
- Taman Perindustrian JB Perdana
- Bandar Uda Utama
- Taman Nusa Bestari (1) & (2)
- Taman Sutera Utama
- Taman Ehsan Jaya
- Taman Mewah Jaya
- Taman Impian Emas
- Taman Damansara Aliff
- Taman Tasek
- Taman Pelangi Indah
Tags : Kampung
- Kampung Melayu MajideeKampung Melayu MajideeKampung Melayu Majidee is a Malay village located in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The population of Kampung Melayu is circa 30,000....
- Kg. Dato Sulaiman Mentri
- Kg. Bakar Batu
- Kg. Tok Siak
- Kg. Setanggi
- Kg. Bendahara
- Kg. Mohamed Amin
- Kg. Dato Onn
Cemeteries and Memorial
- Makam MahmoodiahMakam MahmoodiahMakam Mahmoodiah is a royal mausoleum of Johor located in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Johor laid to rest here was Sultan Abu Bakar in 1895...
- Tanjung Kupang Memorial
- Johor Bahru War Memorial