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  2. Penang - Wikipedia

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    Penang Island is physically connected to mainland Seberang Perai by two road bridges – the 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Penang Bridge and the 24 km (15 mi) Second Penang Bridge. [218] Seberang Perai is accessible through the North-South Expressway , a 966 km-long (600 mi) expressway that stretches along the western part of Peninsular Malaysia .

  3. List of streets in George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    Street of the dhobies in Armenian street. Arratoon Road. Jalan Arratoon. After the Armenian merchant Arathoon Anthony, the father of A. A. Anthony who founded the Penang stock-broking firm that bears his name, who came from Shiraz in Persia to Penang in 1819.

  4. Penang Road, George Town - Wikipedia

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    Penang Road. Penang Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. It runs between Farquhar Street to the north and Komtar to the south. The road is a one-way road, with the traffic directed southwards towards Komtar. As a major artery within the city centre, Penang Road frequently experiences ...

  5. George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km 2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding ...

  6. Penang Island - Wikipedia

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    Map of Penang Island surveyed by Commander F C P Vereker in 1884. With an area of 295 km 2 (114 sq mi), Penang Island is the fourth largest island wholly in Malaysia, after Banggi Island, Bruit Island and Langkawi Island. It is also the most populated island city in the country, with a population of 794,313 as of 2020. [1]

  7. Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road - Wikipedia

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    Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road. The Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road is a dual carriageway in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The municipally-funded 5.5 km (3.4 mi) road stretches across the valleys at the centre of Penang Island, connecting Paya Terubong and Balik Pulau. [1] [2] [3] Scheduled for completion by 2025, a ...

  8. History of Penang - Wikipedia

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    The State of Penang, one of the most developed and urbanised Malaysian states, is located at the nation's northwest coast along the Malacca Strait. Unlike most Malaysian states, the history of modern Penang was shaped by British colonialism, beginning with the acquisition of Penang Island from the Sultanate of Kedah by the British East India ...

  9. Tanjong Tokong - Wikipedia

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    mbpp.gov.my. Tanjong Tokong[2] (also spelt as Tanjung Tokong) is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at the northeastern coast of Penang Island, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the city centre. Over the recent decades, the former fishing village has been transformed into an upper-class residential suburb of the city.