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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Johor, Malaysia · Asia
Johor Bahru works well as a base: 10 minutes from Marsiling, 8km from Singapore Zoo.
Johor Bahru is a city located in Johor, Malaysia. With a population of 858,118, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Johor Bahru sits in Malaysia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kuala Lumpur time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Johor Bahru to your route.
Johor Bahru (JB) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and economy. Covering an area of 373.18 km2, Johor Bahru had a population of 858,118 people in 2020, making it the nation's largest state capital city byRead more
population. It is located at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the city-state of Singapore.
As a major financial and business centre in Malaysia, Johor Bahru is Malaysia's second best-performing city behind only Kuala Lumpur, in terms of economic competitiveness, prosperity, and ease of doing business, according to the World Bank. It has the fastest urbanisation growth and internet speed among Malaysian cities. As one of the world's 100 most visited cities, Johor Bahru has the busiest land border crossing globally, via the Johor-Singapore Causeway, KTM Intercity and the future RTS Link to Singapore. Johor Bahru is served by Senai International Airport and the world's 15th-busiest port, Tanjung Pelepas.
During the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar between 1886 and 1895, the city witnessed modernisation from a fishing village, with the construction of administrative centres, offices, schools, and railways to Woodlands, Singapore. Japanese forces occupied Johor Bahru during the Pacific War. Johor Bahru thus became the post-war cradle of Malay nationalism, forming a major political party, UMNO at the Istana Besar in 1946. Granted city status in 1994, Johor Bahru is currently part of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and Iskandar Malaysia, the nation's largest special economic zone by investment value.
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Johor Bahru is located in Johor, Malaysia, Asia. The coordinates are 1.4655 latitude, 103.7578 longitude.
Johor Bahru has a population of approximately 858,118 people, making it a city in Malaysia.
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Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Singapore's most colorful and aromatic neighborhood with Hindu temples, spice shops, flower garlands, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A colorful riverside quay in Singapore transformed into a vibrant nightlife and dining hub with restored warehouses along the Singapore River.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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