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'''Kuala Lumpur''' is the largest city in [[Malaysia]] and the economic capital of the country. Within Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur is almost always abbreviated to '''KL'''.
The administrative capital of Malaysia is now [[Putrajaya]]. Kuala Lumpur is one of the three [[Malaysian Federal Territories|Federal Territories]],
and is physically located within the state of [[Selangor]], on the west coast roughly halfway up in [[West Malaysia]]. Kuala Lumpur was founded in [[1857]] at the confluence of the Gombak and Kelang rivers.
In [[Malay language|Malay]], the name means "muddy confluence". It was made capital of [[Selangor]] in [[1880]], and in [[1896]] it became the capital of the
British-protected [[Federated Malay States]]. During the [[Second World War]] Japanese forces briefly occupied the city.
After independence in [[1957]], Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the [[Federation of Malaya]] and continued to be the capital of the renamed [[Federation of Malaysia]] in [[1963]].
In [[1974]] Kuala Lumpur ceded from [[Selangor]] and the city became a
[[Malaysian Federal Territories|Federal Territory]]. (As of [[2000]])
* Area: 243.65 km²
* Population: 1,479,388
Taxis are a reliable and fairly cheap method of transport for the newcomer to the city. However, traffic jams are fairly common with KL. Alternatives are the three light rail systems: [[Kuala Lumpur Putra Light Rail Transit|Putra LRT]], [[Kuala Lumpur Star Light Rail Transit|Star LRT]] and the [[Kuala Lumpur monorail|monorail]].
Those wishing to take buses to elsewhere in Malaysia should note that there are several bus stations, depending on which part of [[peninsular Malaysia]] you wish to travel to.
Some of the most popular tourist locations in Kuala Lumpur are:
*The Chinese Night market area,
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*About 40km west of Kuala Lumpur is the town of [[Shah Alam]], site of a famous masjid (mosque).
[[Image:Petronas Twin Towers 1.jpg]]
[[Image:Malaysia Masjid Negara.jpg]]
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