Kampung Baru, Malaysia

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Kampung Baru is a large Malay area near downtown Kuala Lumpur.

[edit] History

Kampung Baru was established in the 1920s by both Federated Malay States and Selangor government during the redevelopment plan of Kuala Lumpur from a tin-mining village to a main town.

Today, Kampung Baru has become a modern Malay villages. Many wooden houses have changed into bricked houses.

[edit] Notable Features

Dewan Sultan Sulaiman
Kelana Jaya Line LRT Kampung Baru station
Masjid Kampung Baru
Pasar Ahad (Sunday Market) on Jalan Raja Muda Musa

[edit] Notable residents

Tan Sri S.M. Salim - Malaysian singers
Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin - Naza Group Chairman

	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituencies: Bandar Tun Razak \| Batu \| Bukit Bintang \| Cheras \| Kepong \| Lembah Pantai \| Segambut \| Seputeh \| Setiawangsa \| Titiwangsa \| Wangsa Maju
Places: Bandar Manjalara \| Bandar Sri Pemaisuri \| Bandar Tasik Selatan \| Bangsar \| Brickfields \| Bukit Damansara \| Bukit Jalil \| Bukit Kiara \| Bukit Nanas \| Bukit Petaling \| Bukit Tunku \| Chow Kit \| Damansara Town Centre \| Dang Wangi \| Imbi \| Jalan Duta \| Jinjang \| Kampung Baru \| Kampung Datuk Keramat \| Kuchai Lama \| Kerinchi \| Maluri \| Medan Tuanku \| Miharja \| Mont Kiara \| Pudu \| Puncak Jalil \| Salak South \| Semarak \| Setapak \| Sentul \| Shamelin \| Sri Hartamas \| Sri Petaling \| Sungai Besi \| Taman Desa \| Taman OUG \| Taman Melawati \| Taman Tun Dr Ismail \| Taman U-Thant