Independence Square
Independence Square is a square located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was formerly known as the Selangor Club Padang or simply the Padang and was used as the cricket green of the Selangor Club.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Botanical Garden
Photo: Renek78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Perdana Botanical Garden, formerly known as Lake Gardens, is located right west of the Old City Centre.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a late-19th century building located along Jalan Raja in front of Dataran Merdeka and the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sultan Abdul Samad Building is situated 120 metres southeast of Independence Square.
Jamek Mosque
Photo: xshamx, CC BY-SA 2.0.
3°8′56.06″N 101°41′45.46″E / 3.1489056°N 101.6959611°E Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jamek Mosque is situated 240 metres east of Independence Square.
Localities in the Area
Old City Centre
Photo: Nino Verde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuala Lumpur's Old City Centre is the traditional heart of Malaysia's capital city in terms of administration as well as trade and commerce.
Bukit Bintang
Suburb
Photo: Will Simmonds, CC BY 2.0.
Bukit Bintang is the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chow Kit
Quarter
Photo: *angys*, CC BY-SA 4.0.
3°9′47.9″N 101°41′48.8″E / 3.163306°N 101.696889°E Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Chow KitChow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Independence Square
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Categories: square, heritage site, tourism, grassland and historic site
- Location: WP. Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
3.14881° or 3° 8' 56" northLongitude
101.69364° or 101° 41' 37" eastOpen Location Code
6PM34MXV+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 23069513OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3043065Independence Square Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Plaça Merdeka
- Catalan: plaça Merdeka
- Central Kurdish: گۆڕەپانی مێردەکا
- Chinese: 吉隆坡獨立廣場
- Chinese: 独立广场
- Chinese: 獨立廣場
- Egyptian Arabic: ميدان مرديكا
- English: Dataran Merdeka
- English: Merdeka Square
- French: Dataran Merdeka
- French: Merdeka Square
- French: Place de l'Indépendance
- French: Place de l'indépendance
- French: place de l'Indépendance
- Hindi: स्वतंत्रता स्क्वयर
- Indonesian: Dataran Merdeka
- Japanese: ムルデカ・スクエア
- Korean: 므르데카 광장
- Malay: Dataran Merdeka
- Mongolian: Малайзын Тусгаар тогтнолын талбай
- Norwegian: Dataran Merdeka
- Norwegian Bokmål: Dataran Merdeka
- Persian: میدان مردکا، کوالالامپور
- Spanish: Plaza Merdeka
- Tamil: விடுதலை சதுக்கம்
- Ukrainian: Площа Незалежності (Куала-Лумпур)
- Urdu: مردیکا چوک، کوالا لمپور
- Yue Chinese: 獨立廣場
- Padang Kelab Selangor
- Parade Ground
- Площа Незалежності
Other Places Named Independence Square
Landmarks in the Area
- Independence Square
- Merdeka Square Flagpole120 metres south
- River of LifePark, 140 metres east
- St Mary's CathedralChurch, 170 metres north
- Kuala Lumpur Main LibraryLibrary, 180 metres southwest
Places in the Area
- Dataran MerdekaBus stop
- Royal Selangor Club100 metres northwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Independence Square. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.