Dataran Merdeka

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Dataran Merdeka is a historic square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, renowned as the site where the country’s independence was first declared and a focal point for national events and celebrations.

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Dataran Merdeka canonical 8

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo Jalan Raja ⓘ
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur City Gallery ⓘ
Royal Selangor Club ⓘ
St. Mary’s Cathedral Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Sultan Abdul Samad Building ⓘ
coordinateLocation 3.1486°N 101.6942°E ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
culturalSignificance focal point for national events and celebrations ⓘ
national symbol of Malaysia ⓘ
flagpoleNotableFor one of the tallest flagpoles in the world at time of construction ⓘ
formerName Padang Kelab Selangor ⓘ
Selangor Club Padang ⓘ
hasFlagpoleHeight approximately 95 metres ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad ⓘ
linked to: Masjid Jamek

River of Life Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
hasNearbyPublicTransport Masjid Jamek LRT station ⓘ
Pasar Seni LRT and MRT stations ⓘ
linked to: Pasar Seni station
hasPart Merdeka Square field ⓘ
flagpole at Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
fountain at Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
heritageStatus historic landmark of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
inception 1897 ⓘ
languageOfToponym Malay ⓘ
locatedIn Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur City Centre ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Malaysia Time ⓘ
locatedNear confluence of Gombak River and Klang River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Gombak River ⓘ
mainFlagFlown Jalur Gemilang ⓘ
notableFor site where Malayan independence was first declared ⓘ
symbol of Malaysian independence ⓘ
venue for Malaysian National Day celebrations ⓘ
operator Kuala Lumpur City Hall ⓘ
ownedBy Kuala Lumpur City Hall ⓘ
partOf historic core of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
significantEvent Proclamation of Independence of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
significantEventDate 31 August 1957 ⓘ
toponymMeaning Independence Square ⓘ
touristRegion Greater Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
usedFor National Day parades ⓘ
New Year’s Eve celebrations ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
political rallies ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merdeka Square → localName → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
Jalan Raja → borderedBy → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
Jalan Raja → hasNearbyPublicSpace → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur City Gallery → locatedInArea → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman → hasNearbyArea → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
Masjid Jamek LRT station → locatedNear → Dataran Merdeka ⓘ