Balestier
Balestier, Newton, Novena and Toa Payoh are neighbourhoods in central Singapore. Strung along the North-South Line just north of Orchard Road, these four rather dissimilar districts serve to absorb Singapore's urban sprawl and house its inhabitants.Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Jalan Besar Stadium
Stadium
Jalan Besar Stadium, officially the Jalan Besar ActiveSG Stadium, is a football stadium located in Kallang, Singapore.
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, also known as Wan Qing Yuan, and formerly as the Sun Yat Sen Villa, is a two-story colonial style villa in Balestier, Singapore.
Sultan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sultan Mosque or Masjid Sultan is a mosque located at Muscat Street and North Bridge Road within the Kampong Glam precinct of the district of Rochor in Singapore.
Localities in the Area
Little India
Photo: innovision, CC BY 2.0.
Little India is, as the name promises, the centre for the large Indian community in Singapore.
Bugis
Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bugis and Kampong Glam are districts of Singapore, just to the east of the central business district.
Orchard
Photo: soeperbaby, CC BY 2.0.
Orchard Road is Singaporean consumerism at its most manic, a two-kilometre stretch of interconnected shopping malls, hotels, and hotels with shopping malls catering to all budgets and tastes.
Balestier
- Type: district
- Description: district in Central Singapore
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.329° or 1° 19' 44" northLongitude
103.85° or 103° 51' eastOpen Location Code
6PH58VH2+H2Wikidata ID
Q14233915Balestier Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- English: Balestier and Newton
- French: Balestier
- German: Balestier
- German: Singapore Central
- Hebrew: סינגפור/באלסטייר
- Italian: Balestier, Newton, Novena e Toa Payoh
- Italian: Balestier
Other Places Named Balestier
Localities in the Area
- Toa Payoh CentralNeighbourhood
- BalestierSuburb
- Toa Payoh CircusLocality
- Toa Payoh Central HorizonNeighbourhood
- Toa Payoh VistaNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Balestier. Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0.