Gombak River, Kuala Lumpur

Gombak River, as seen from the bridge on Jalan Raja in Kuala Lumpur. (15 November, 2009)


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Gombak River is a major river in the Klang Valley. The river has its source somewhere in Selangor, and flows down to Kuala Lumpur, where it flows into the Klang River at the famous confluence marked by the Jamek Mosque of Kuala Lumpur. The river was formerly known as Sungai Lumpur, meaning "muddy river", and thus can be said to have given the capital its name, for its confluence would be "Kuala Lumpur", meaning "muddy confluence" or "muddy estuary".

To get to know the Gombak River, I traced its route from its confluence with the Klang River all the way until it disappears from the map, somewhere beside the Karak Expressway. Through its course, the Gombak River flows underneath three major roads namely Jalan Tun Razak, the DUKE Expressway and the Middle Ring Road 2.

The canalised Gombak River near Jalan Raja Laut, with the LRT line beside it. (11 July, 2016)


Sungai Gombak sign (2 September, 2010)


Confluence of Gombak and Confluence of Gombak and Klang Rivers, with the Gombak River in the foreground. (8 February, 2006)

Location of Gombak River on map

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