Kampung Datuk Keramat or more commonly referred to as Keramat (old name - Tangga Cina) among the locals is a large zone in the

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constituency, falling within the boundary of the Federal Territory of

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. It is located northeast of downtown Kuala Lumpur and borders the district of Ampang in

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. The

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runs roughly from northeast to the west and acts as a natural divider of Keramat and Ampang. Keramat, along with Kampung Baru, which is a 10 minutes drive away, has traditionally been a Malay majority area, being a Malay reserve area.

Name

Kampung Datuk Keramat was once the site of two venerated tombs. One tomb was that of Haji Ali, a

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immigrant. Haji Ali's tomb became renown as a

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, until its veneration was stopped in the 1990s. One tomb was that of a pious Summatran immigrant named Sheikh Taih or To' Janggut.

Education

* Primary Schools Schools in the area include Sekolah Kebangsaan Datuk Keramat, a primary school. The other nearby school is SK Polis Depot opposite to SK Jalan Padang Tembak, SK Jalan Gurney near to Utm Semarak and SK Kementah located in Mindef also located in DTHO that share land property with Mindef. * Secondary Schools SMK Seri Ampang aka Ampang Boys, to get to this school mostly the students stopped at LRT Datuk Keramat before walking in a bridge connected to Jalan Ampang over the Klang River. SMK Puteri Ampang also located at the same exact location. SMK Jalan Padang Tembak located near to the Pulapol. Meanwhile, SMK Desa Tun Hussein Onn placed in Mindef property land. Some parents also sent their children to nearby primary and secondary school outside the region such as SK Setiawangsa which known for top education school amongst primary school student and recognized as one of best primary school in KL. SK 2 Taman Keramat in Keramat AU1. There's minority of teenagers there went to secondary school such as in SMK Taman Setiawangsa, SMK Taman Keramat, SMK Wangsa Maju Sesyen 5.

Transportation

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Keramat is served by three

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stations as part of the

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. The three stations are Jelatek, Dato' Keramat and

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Notable people

* Razip Ismail – ex footballer, former head coach of KL FA, Harimau muda, Pahang, Perlis, Ministry of finance fc. * Dato Yusoff Haslam (actor, director & film producer) * Dato

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(TV presenter, host & entertainer) *

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- Norman Abd Halim (KRU studios CE0), Yusri Abd Halim (film director), Edry Abd Halim (music producer) *

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- musician, singer, actor *

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- Music composer, producer * Norliah Ghani - Actresses, mother of

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(actor) * Zamani Slam

Al-Arqam

The religious Cult, Al Arqam began in Datuk Keramat before relocating to Sg Penchala.

Marketplace

Keramat Mall

Keramat Mall houses a wet market, a dry market, a food court, a multipurpose hall and parking bays. The cost of the project was RM70 million. However, Keramat Mall is far from being the buzzing marketplace it was envisioned to be due to the mall being "neither trader friendly or consumer friendly". In 2013, a Mini Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) was set-up in the marketplace.

Gallery

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