 Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is generally referred by its initials, KL. It is one of the three Malaysian Federal Territories. Kuala Lumpur is a sprawling city of 1.8 million people. Kuala Lumpur is situated on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
“Kuala Lumpur”, its name translated to English is called “muddy estuary". Kuala Lumpur derived its name from its location of the muddy convergence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. It is about 40km from the coast of the Straits of Malacca and Port Klang.
At present, Kuala Lumpur is a busy city that leads Malaysia's economy, politics, culture and lifestyle. Kuala Lumpur is also loaded with historical / traditional spots, shopping, dining and well-protected greenery.Kuala Lumpur currently houses the world’s third tallest building and world’s tallest twin towers, the Petronas Twin Towers (88-storey; height of 452 meters), which represents as a symbol of the nation’s fast economic growth and the modern city of Malaysia. In addition, with large amounts of money being invested in new office buildings, shopping centers, communication systems, and city rail transport systems leads the city serves as the modern cultural, commercial and transportation hub of Malaysia. |
