Chamek (Jawi: چمق, zh, 占美) is a village in

Kluang District Kluang is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai. Geography Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size. Klua ...

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. The name originated from the Chinese variation of the word Jambi, which is rather hard to pronounce. The village is a multiracial village, having all Chinese, Malays and Indians. Mostly, the Malays are of the Javanese descendants, and they practiced the Javanese culture in their everyday life. The populations mainly work in rubber plantation, palm plantation, and a few opened grocery stores. The village is located nearer to a small town of

Paloh Paloh is a mukim in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. History During the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) the town was considered a "black area" of communist terrorists and sympathizers. Geography The mukim spans over an area of 429 km2. ...

, where the public amenities, such as

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, health center, and police station are more available.

Transportation

The town was served by Chamek Railway Station of

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (; Jawi: ) or colloquially referred to simply as KTM, is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin. ...

. The station was closed permanently on 7 September 2020 due to the Gemas-Johor Bahru electrification and double tracking project. File:Chamek Chinese Primary School.jpg, SJKC Chian Bee File:Chamek Church.jpg, Church File:Gerbang Pintu Kampung Melayu Chamek.jpg, Gerbang Pintu Kampung Melayu Chamek File:Letter Post.jpg, Letter Post File:Police Office.jpg, Police Station Building File:Chamek Multipurpose Hall.jpg, Multi Purpose Hall File:Playground Chamek.jpg, Playground File:National Day.jpg, Houses with national flag

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Kluang District Villages in Johor {{Johor-geo-stub