{"id":2066,"date":"2023-10-22T16:29:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2023-10-23T03:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T19:17:27","slug":"klang-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/klang-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Klang Valley (Greater Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The term “Klang Valley” originates from the Klang River, the principal river flowing through this region. The “valley” alludes to the metropolitan area built around this river and its tributaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klang Valley encompasses Kuala Lumpur<\/a>, Malaysia<\/a>‘s capital, and its suburbs and neighboring cities, primarily in the state of Selangor<\/a>. It’s flanked by the Titiwangsa Mountains to the north and the Strait of Malacca to the west. Bordering states include Negeri Sembilan<\/a> to the south and Pahang <\/a>to the northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klang Valley, once dominated by tin mining activities, evolved into Malaysia’s economic, cultural, and financial heart. Its rapid development over the past few decades has transformed it into a bustling metropolis<\/a> with skyscrapers, shopping malls, and a blend of traditional and modern cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Air:<\/strong> The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)<\/strong> Terminal 1<\/strong> and its budget terminal, KLIA Terminal 2<\/strong>, are the main gateways, connecting Klang Valley to East Malaysia<\/a> and numerous global destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Rail:<\/strong> The KTM Komuter<\/strong>, LRT<\/strong>, MRT<\/strong>, and Monorail <\/strong>lines provide extensive connectivity within Klang Valley. The ETS (Electric Train Service) <\/strong>links Klang Valley to northern <\/a>and southern <\/a>regions of Peninsular Malaysia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Road:<\/strong> An intricate web of expressways like the North-South Expressway (NSE)<\/strong> and Federal Highway<\/strong> facilitate road travel to and from the Klang Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Bus: <\/strong>Numerous bus terminals, including Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) <\/strong>and Pudu Sentral<\/strong>, offer intercity and interstate bus services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Name The term “Klang Valley” originates from the Klang River, the principal river flowing through this region. The “valley” alludes to the metropolitan area built around this river and its tributaries. Geography Klang Valley encompasses Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia‘s capital, and its suburbs and neighboring cities, primarily in the state of Selangor. It’s flanked by the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2066"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066\/revisions\/2380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitormalaysia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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