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Shah Alam

South-eastern Asia

Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia. It lies mostly within the Petaling District, with a small portion reaching into the neighbouring Klang District. Its name comes from Persian and means king of the world. Shah Alam took over the role of capital of Selangor from Kuala Lumpur in 1978, after Kuala Lumpur was incorporated into a Federal Territory in 1974. It was the first planned city built in Malaysia after the country became independent from Britain in 1957, which sets its layout and its role apart from the older towns of the Klang Valley.

Facts
Population
740,750 1
Elevation (m)
15 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
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Capital Of

Selangor, States or Territories
Source Shah Alam (Wikipedia)
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1. GeoNames: Shah Alam, Malaysia
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population 740,750
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 3.0722,101.5167
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 3.0722,101.5167, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
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"elevation": 15.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Malaysia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography.Climate.text
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tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above the Malaysia zone lines
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# For peninsular Malaysia see Asia/Singapore.
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Shah Alam (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Malaysia, Lead, location
    is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia
  • Capital Of: Selangor, Lead, state capital
    is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia
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Malaysia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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