Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence

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[Klang] and [Gombak] Rivers Confluence is the point where the smaller Gombak River (Sungei Gombak) joins the larger Klang River (Sungei Klang). There is a popular theory that Kuala Lumpur was named after this muddy confluence in the 1800s. Kuala Lumpur was probably simplified from the word Pengkalan Lumpur or muddy jetty in Malay. This is the very spot for Kuala Lumpur's history where the early settlers of Kuala Lumpur built their shacks around it. In the 1850s, early miners would unload their equipment and provisions here. They would then trek up the jungle path to Ampang where they would dig for tin. They would then send the tin ingots to the same landing point at this confluence where they were shipped downstream to Pengkalan Batu. By 1859, Kuala Lumpur was a bustling exporter of tin and became a state capital by 1896.

Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located near Medan Pasar, J; near Lbh Ampang; near Silang, J; 0.1 kilometre away from Pasar Besar, Lbh; 0.1 kilometre away from Lrt Ampang Line C; Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is geographically located at latitude (3.1483 degrees) 3° 8' 53" North of the Equator and longitude (101.6956 degrees) 101° 41' 44" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.

The locations related to Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence are represented by the an airplane flight paths route between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located 0.1 kilometre from Masjid Jamek. Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located 0.1 kilometre from Market Square. Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located 0.1 kilometre from Loke Yew Building. Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located 0.1 kilometre from Bgn Sultan Abdul Samad. Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence is located 0.1 kilometre from Federal Court.

Shophouses along Jalan Tun HS Lee 0.3km, Central Market 0.3km, Sinar Kota 0.3km, Kotaraya 0.4km, KL General Post Office 0.5km, Petaling Street Bazaar 0.6km, Mydin Wholesale Emporium 0.6km, Ocean Petaling St 0.7km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence.

Market Square 0.1km, National Historical Muzium 0.2km, Shophouses along Jalan Hang Kasturi 0.4km, Butterfly Park 0.8km, Islamic Arts Museum 0.9km, Civil Service Museum 1km, Bird Park 1km, Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial 1km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence.

Restoran Sin Seng Nam 0.1km, Nando's 0.5km, Coliseum Cafe 0.6km, Hornbill Restaurant 0.9km, Hard-rock Cafe 1.4km, Nouvo 1.5km, Grand Modesto's 1.6km, Planet Hollywood 1.9km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence.

SJK Sultan Hishamudin Alam Shah 0.5km, SJI KL 0.5km, SJK St John 0.5km, SMK St John 0.6km, SMK Confucian 0.7km, SMK Convent Bukit Nanas 0.7km, Olympia College KL Campus 0.7km, Methodist Boys' School Kuala Lumpur 0.7km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence.

Dataran Merdeka 0.2km, Small City Park 0.3km, Padang Merbuk 0.8km, KL Lake Gardens 1km, ASEAN Sculpture Garden 1.2km, Park Tasik Perdana 1.3km, Park Castle Playground 1.4km, Playground Tasik Perdana 1.6km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Klang and Gombak Rivers Confluence.