Place:Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

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NameShah Alam
TypeCity
Coordinates3.033°N 101.517°E
Located inSelangor, Malaysia
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Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence from Britain in 1957.

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