Ampang, Selangor

Ampang, Selangor (9 July, 2016)


Ampang (GPS: 3.14909, 101.76245) is a place in Selangor. Ampang got its name in the late 19th century, when it was a major tin mining area. The name means "dam" in Malay. This refers to the dams built by the miners in order to extract tin from the ground.

When the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur was created in 1974, the district of Ampang was split between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The two parts are contiguous, with places ofter overlapping, and even the residents often confusing one from the other.

The Selangor Ampang is located to the east of Jalan Jelatek, through the state border zigzags until the Middle Ring Road 2, which again splits the Kuala Lumpur Ampang to the west from the Selangor Ampang.

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Sights in Ampang, Selangor

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360° View of Ampang on Google Maps Street View

In this street view of the Middle Ring Road 2, the Selangor Ampang is on the right while the Kuala Lumpur Ampang on the left.

Ampang is on the Map of Towns in Selangor

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