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Gurney Bay during the early stages of reclamation in 2017 First phase of Gurney Bay in 2023. Originally, plans to reclaim land off Gurney Drive were intended to provide more land for residential development, particularly the Seri Tanjong Pinang project which was carried out by Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd. [6] [7] The Penang state government later proposed turning 24.28 hectares of the ...
Andaman Island is a 760-acre (3.1 km 2) man-made islet off the northeastern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. [1] [2] Located just 760 m (2,490 ft) off the shoreline of Tanjong Pinang within the city of George Town, it is being reclaimed by local developer Eastern and Oriental Berhad as an integrated mixed-use precinct with a gross development value of RM17 billion.
George Town is physically separated from Butterworth (bottom) by the Penang Strait. With a land area of only 1,049 km 2 (405 sq mi), Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis. [114] It is located on the northwestern coastline of Peninsular Malaysia, lying between latitudes 5.59° and 5.12°N, and longitudes 100.17° and 100. ...
Ayer Rajah is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. This leafy, affluent neighbourhood, situated adjacent to the Penang Botanic Gardens, mostly consists of landed properties such as bungalows and semi-detached houses, surrounded by tree-lined avenues. [1] [2]
Penang's first skyscraper remains the tallest within the state to this day. Completed in 1986, the Komtar Tower was originally 232 metres (761 ft) tall. It now houses the offices of the Penang state government, including that of the Chief Minister of Penang. Extensions on the roof of the skyscraper during refurbishments between 2016 and 2018 ...
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.
Batu Lanchang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is sandwiched between Farlim to the west and Jelutong to the east. Formerly an agricultural area, Batu Lanchang has turned into a suburban residential area, with a mix of high-rises and landed properties.
Tanjong Pinang is a suburb within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northwest of the city centre and was created on land reclaimed off Tanjong Tokong in the 1990s. [1] The suburb also encompasses Gurney Bay and the ongoing reclamation project of Andaman Island. [3]