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Sunway Lagoon
Multi-park destination near Kuala Lumpur with a water park, amusement park, wildlife park, and extreme park.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Shah Alam
Selangor, Malaysia · Asia
About Shah Alam
Shah Alam works well as a base: 10 minutes from Glenmarie Estate, 47km from Genting Highlands Road.
Shah Alam is in Selangor, Malaysia, with about 740,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Glenmarie Estate, about 6 km away.
Shah Alam (, Malaysian: [ʃah ˈalam], from Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor inRead more
1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence from Britain in 1957.
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What is there to see near Shah Alam?
Within an hour or so of Shah Alam: Sunway Lagoon (8 km), KL Tower (20 km), PETRONAS Skybridge (21 km), Petronas Twin Towers (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Shah Alam?
The nearest famous roads are Genting Highlands Road and Genting Highlands.
Where is Shah Alam?
Shah Alam is in Selangor, Malaysia, about 6 km from Glenmarie Estate.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 740,750
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Selangor
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 3.0851, 101.5328
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Worth the detour from Shah Alam
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
KL Tower
A 421-meter telecommunications tower on Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur offering panoramic city views and a glass sky box experience.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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PETRONAS Skybridge
Double-deck skybridge connecting the Petronas Twin Towers at the 41st and 42nd floors, 170 metres above the ground.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Petronas Twin Towers
452-metre twin skyscrapers in central Kuala Lumpur with a public skybridge, observation deck and large underground car park.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Batu Caves
A limestone hill with massive cave temples and a 42-meter golden statue of Lord Murugan, a major Hindu pilgrimage site near Kuala Lumpur.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Putra Mosque, Putrajaya
Rose-granite mosque beside Putrajaya Lake in Malaysia's administrative capital, surrounded by wide boulevards and signature bridges.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Sepang International Circuit
Malaysian circuit designed by Hermann Tilke with iconic double-apex corners
43 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Genting Highlands Road
Malaysia's favourite hill-climb: a smooth, relentlessly twisty ascent from Genting Sempah to the casino resort at 1,800 m, beloved by local drivers and often wrapped in cool cloud.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Shah Alam
- 20 kmKL TowerA 421-meter telecommunications tower on Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur offering panoramic city views and a glass sky box experience.
- 47 kmGenting Highlands RoadMalaysia's favourite hill-climb: a smooth, relentlessly twisty ascent from Genting Sempah to the casino resort at 1,800 m, beloved by local drivers and often wrapped in cool cloud.
- 48 kmGenting HighlandsHilltop resort town at 1,700 metres above Kuala Lumpur, reached by a steep switchback highway from Genting Sempah.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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