Shah Alam
#399 in WorldMalaysia
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© Ezry Abdul Rahman from Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaCC BY 2.0
Population
642K
Coordinates
3.0733, 101.5185
Category
cities
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Shah Alam 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 in 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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