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Market Street is a street in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, this street was named after a market which was established by Indian emigrants to Penang. The street is known in Tamil as Kadai Teru, meaning "street of shops". The market continued to function even ...
Armenian Street is a narrow street in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site , the road has gained popularity in recent years for its rich cultural offerings and street art.
The street names of George Town reflect the multicultural heritage of the city, the capital of the former British settlement of Penang, now part of Malaysia. Most streets in the city were built and named during the colonial era, and the historic English names generally remain and are still used by most Penangites.
Beach Street was created between 1786 and 1787, making it one of the oldest roads in Penang, along with the adjoining Light Street. [1] [4] Thus, it has over 200 years of history, predating many cities and towns in Malaysia and Singapore. Since its creation, Beach Street has always served as the commercial and financial heart of George Town.
Gurney Drive is a popular seafront promenade within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.The road is also famous for the street cuisine at the seafront's hawker centre and has been listed as one of the 25 best streets worldwide to visit by the Australian travel magazine, The Traveler.
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Central George Town is the city centre of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.It corresponds to the eponymous subdivision of George Town, which is mostly identical to the original city limits established when George Town was granted city status in 1957.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Burmah Road Completed in 1982, Penang Plaza was George Town's first shopping mall. [5]Burmah Road was originally laid out as a rural road that ran from the settlement of George Town to the villages in Pulau Tikus, cutting through plantations and vegetation that existed outside the settlement at the time.