Ampang, Kuala Lumpur

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Ampang is an area which is located in both Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The district was split between the Federal Territory and the state of Selangor when the Federal Territory was formed in 1974.

Ampang Park Shopping Centre
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The area known today as Ampang is located east of the Jalan Tun Razak. Jalan Ampang, along with the Kuala Lumpur-Ampang Elevated Highway, form an east-pointing finger out of Kuala Lumpur in the direction of Ampang. The Kuala Lumpur side of Ampang is more urbanised, and Jalan Ampang itself is home to several embassies. It is also an upmarket residential area for diplomats.

History of Ampang

Ampang is believed to be the initial site in Kuala Lumpur where tin was first mined. This happened in the late 1850's, when a group of Chinese labourers from Lukut were employed by Raja Abdullah and Raja Jumaat. They arrived by boat, disembarking by the bank of the Klang River near its confluence with the Gombak River. From there, they trekked to Ampang, where tin ore was in abundance.

Getting there

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By LRT
The Ampang LRT station is the terminus for the RapidKL Ampang Line.

By Road
Take Jalan Ampang or the Kuala Lumpur-Ampang Elevated Highway.

Staying in Ampang

There are condominiums and apartments in Ampang. As this is a place where diplomats stay, expect the rental to be quite high - RM4000 for a one or two bedroom apartment, to RM9,000 for a large 3-bedroom unit. The apartments in Ampang tend to be quite large with low density, but not of the latest design.

Shopping in Ampang

Ampang Point Shopping Centre is the local shopping centre. Its anchor tenant includes Giant supermarket.

Ampwalk is a small shopping mall in Ampang.

Great Eastern Mall is another shopping mall in Ampang. It has a Cold Storage supermarket in it.

Carrefour hypermarket is at Wangsa Maju

Tesco hypermarket is at Jalan Ulu Klang

Medical Attention

Glenagles (03 4257 1300) and Ampang Puteri (03 2296 0888) are two private hospitals located in Ampang.,

Schools

The International School of Kuala Lumpur has its elementary school at Taman Melawati while its middle school and high school are at Ampang Jaya. Mutiara International Grammar School, located next to the International School of Kuala Lumpur high school, offers lessons that follow the British curriculum. Another two international schools offering the British curriculum are Fairview and Sayfol international schools.

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