Ulu Tiram ( Jawi: اولو تيرم; zh, 乌鲁地南;

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: உலு தீராம்) is a suburb in

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. ...

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. The town lies along

Tebrau Highway Tebrau or Teberau is a mukim and a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the third largest mukim in the district. Administrative area * Bandar Dato' Onn * Adda Heights * Taman Delima *Taman Daya * Taman Setia Indah * Taman Mount A ...

, a section of Malaysia Federal Route 3, at the junction which leads to Ulu Tiram. As a major trunk road on Peninsular Malaysia's east coast, Federal Route 3 connects Ulu Tiram with major east coast towns and cities such as

Mersing Mersing (Terengganu Malay: ''Merecing'' or ''Ngesing'') is a town, mukim and the capital of Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 70,894. Mersing town, is particularly significant for a number ...

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and

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The ...

. Ulu Tiram is easily accessible through the Tebrau Highway, Jalan Kota Tinggi trunk road, and the

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. Ulu Tiram is located approximately 18 km from

to the south and 20 km from

Kota Tinggi Kota Tinggi is a town and capital of Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia. Kota Tinggi is also the name of the district, Kota Tinggi District, where the town is situated. Kuala Sedili or Tanjung Sedili, a small fishing town located 37 km n ...

to the north.

History

Since the 1990s, the urban expansion of Johor Bahru has ended Ulu Tiram's relative isolation and it is now one of the fastest growing suburbs of the city as part of the Tebrau growth corridor. The town hosts a taxi depot which ferries people around Johor as well as to

. The taxi depot hosts a small shopping complex. The town is of little interest; markets and shophouses selling various provisions and accessories constitutes much of the town. The town also hosts a small housing and industrial estate.

Residential Area

* Bandar Tiram * Taman Tiram Baru * Felda Ulu Tebrau * Taman Bukit Tiram * Taman Intan * Taman Sri Tiram * Taman Ros * Taman Mutiara * Taman Nora * Taman Maluri * Taman Gunung Emas * Taman Zamrud * Taman Dato' Cheelam * Taman Puteri Wangsa * Taman Desa Cemerlang * Taman Ehsan Jaya * Taman Desa Jaya * Taman Bestari Indah * Taman Pelangi Indah * Taman Bukit Jaya * Taman Bestari Indah * Taman Putri Park * Taman Gaya * Taman Berliann * Kg Sungai Tiram * Kg Tenang * Taman Baiduri * Taman Muhibbah

Education

Crescendo International College Crescendo International College is a college in Desa Cemerlang, Mukim Tebrau, Johor Bahru, Johor. History The College began its operations in January 2001 in an office building in downtown Johor Bahru. In May 2013, the College moved to a new c ...

Shopping

Today's Mall Ulu Tiram is a 3-storey fully air-con contemporary shopping center, covering almost land. Its gross built up area is approximately . The premises provide more than 1,000 free parking spaces, with 24 hours security, made up of 250 shop lots, and areas designated for exhibition, promotion, kiosks, booths, etc. Today's Mall also houses the first 3D cinema in Johor Bahru.

Tiram Indoor Water Park

Tiram Indoor Water Park covers about and is proudly the first water theme park in a shopping complex in Johor. It can entertain up to 1000 people at one time. The Indoor water theme park which took 6 month to construct cost about RM4 million and is positioned in the ground floor of Today’s Mall, Ulu Tiram and started its operation last August.

NSK Trade City

NSK Trade City is a single level hypermarket located in the Town Centre of Ulu Tiram and is attached with the newly completed

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24-hour Drive-Thru Restaurant. The total built up area of NSK Trade City is . with a combination of a wet and dry market consisting of around 50 retail shops and kiosks under one roof. A total of 1,000 free car parks are available in the NSK Trade City compound.

Memorial Park

Sanctuary Memorial Park, an upcoming privately owned memorial park is located just besides the Ulu Tiram town centre. With a journey taking only approximately 25 minutes from Johor Bahru, it is the nearest privately own memorial park from Johor Bahru. Situated on top of a hill, set in a tranquil environment, Sanctuary Memorial Park provides a serene final resting place for one's departed loved ones. Sanctuary Memorial Park caters to the diverse needs of a large section of the population. There are burial plots and urn compartments for Buddhist, Taoist, Catholics, Christians and free-thinkers. It's the only private memorial park operator in Johor that provides a dedicated burial area for Catholics and Christians to house their departed loved ones.

Transportation

The suburb houses the Ulu Tiram Bus and Taxi Terminal. It is accessible by

Causeway Link Causeway Link (service brands) operated by Handal Indah Sdn Bhd is a public bus operator in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. It operates cross-border services into Singapore via the Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link. They al ...

route 6B from

Johor Bahru Sentral railway station Johor Bahru Sentral (also known as JB Sentral) is an integrated transport hub in Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Inaugurated on 21 October 2010, it replaced the closed Johor Bahru railway station located 200m south of it. As part ...

References

External links

Trail of blood leads from remote school

Ulu Tiram: A cameo of life in Malaya at the time of 'The Emergency'
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