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Johor Bahru (Malaysian: [ˈdʒohor ˈbahru]), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor.It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest national GDP-contributor among the country's major cities.
The Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Tionghua Johor Bahru) is a museum in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of Chinese community in Johor Bahru. The museum is about the history of Chinese community in Johor Bahru.
The museum is housed in the Dato' Jaafar Building, which was the official residence of Jaafar Muhammad, the first Chief Minister of Johor. The building was constructed in a 100-hectare of land on Senyum Hill. [4] The building resembles the British Royal family buildings Hardwick Hall in the United Kingdom. The building consists of three floors ...
Kampong Nong Chik or "Nong Chik Village" is a Malay neighbourhood located in the city of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Despite the name, the neighbourhood has not been a traditional village since the years before Malaysia gained independence in 1958, when government quarters were built.
As the Johor Sultanate replaced the Malacca Sultanate, it covered most of Malacca's former territory including the southern Malay Peninsula, parts of south-eastern Sumatra and the Riau Islands and its dependencies. By 1836, Newbold writes that "Johor" occupies the territories of Muar, Batu Pahat, Pontian, Sedili and Johor Lama.
The Johor Bahru Conurbation, also known as the Southern Conurbation (Malay: Konurbasi Selatan; Jawi: كونورباسي سلاتن) in the National Physical Plan, [1] [2] is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor.
The state of Johor is strategically located in southern Malaysia, bordering one of the regional economic powerhouses Singapore.Johor is the third-largest economy in Malaysia after Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, accounting for 9.6% of the nation's gross domestic product, valued at RM 148.2 billion in 2023. [9]
The Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum describes the history of Chinese migration into Johor from the 14th to 19th centuries during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ruler of Johor encouraged the Chinese community to plant gambier and pepper in the interior.