Jalan Raja Laut is a major road in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
,
Malaysia
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. It was named after the
Penghulu
( Jawi: ; also ) is the headman or chief of a region in traditional societies in the Malay Archipelago. The term is currently used in Brunei and Malaysia as the community leader of the smaller country subdivision or settlement.
Etymology
The wor ...
(chief or governor) of Kuala Lumpur, Raja Laut.
It is a one-way road, northward only, from Jalan Raja to Jalan Sultan Ismail. It is parallel to
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, another one-way road albeit southward only.
Landmarks
*
Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (, abbreviated DBKL or KLCH) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 February 1972. Their jurisdi ...
*Menara
EON Bank (also known as ''Menara Raja Laut'')
*
SOGO
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Department Store
*
EPF headquarters
*
MARA
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Building
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FELDA Global Ventures building
* and LRT stations
*The Plaza Hotel
List of junctions
References
Roads in Kuala Lumpur
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