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Shah Alam

state capital of Selangor, Malaysia

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Shah Alam is the capital city of Selangor, a state on the west coast of Malaysia. It serves as the administrative center for the state government and is one of Malaysia's major urban areas.

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Instance of: big city
Country: Malaysia
Located in: Petaling District
Population: 584340
Area: 290
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Capital of: Selangor
Official website: www.mbsa.gov.my
Image: SA Blue Mosque.jpg

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Commons category: Shah Alam
topic's main category: Category:Shah Alam
inception: 1978-00-00
twinned administrative body: Surabaya

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Encyclopedic overview

Shah Alam (/ʃɑː ˈɑːləm/, Malaysian: [ʃah ˈalam], from Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence from Britain in 1957.

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