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Dhoby Ghaut is located within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also known as Vannan Thora Tedal ('laundry district') among the local Indian community. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. History [ edit ]
The building was the first and tallest skyscraper in Singapore and in Southeast Asia, at a height of 83.5 metres from the Dhoby Ghaut entrance to the top of the building's water tower. [1] Its theatre was the island's first air-conditioned cinema and public building, and where one could sit in an arm chair to watch a film ; a rare amenity ...
Mumbai Dhobi Ghat Laundry District Individual wash pens at Dhobi Ghat Mumbaikar dhobis at work in the Mahalaxmi area. Dhobi Ghat is an open air laundry in Mumbai, India. [1] It was constructed in 1890. [2]
Sri Muniswarar Temple, Jalan Jkr, Sungai Pinang, George Town; Sri Balamurugar Temple, Jalan Kajang, George Town; Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Lorong Kulit, George Town; Sri Karumariamman Temple, Dhoby Ghaut, George Town; Sri Ramar Temple, Solok York, George Town; Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Solok York, George Town
In Maharashtra, the Dhobi are found throughout the state, and are also known as Parit.They claim to have originally belonged to the Rajput community, and in particular the Chauhan clan.
Cathay (/ k æ ˈ θ eɪ / ka-THAY) is a historical name for China that was used in Europe. During the early modern period, the term Cathay initially evolved as a term referring to what is now Northern China, completely separate and distinct from China, which was a reference to southern China.
Both in Penang and Singapore, there are areas named Dhoby Ghaut (dhobi meaning "launderer" or "laundry", depending on whether it refers to a person or a business). Aapravasi Ghat or The Immigration Depot is a building complex located in Port Louis on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius , the first British colony to receive indentured, or ...