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= = = Courts of law and legal enforcement = = =
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The city high court complex is located along Dato ' Onn Road . The Sessions and Magistrate Courts is located on Ayer Molek Road , while another court for Sharia law is located on Abu Bakar Road . The Johor Police Contingent Headquarters is located on Tebrau Road . There are two district headquarters in the city , the ... |
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There are three public hospitals , four health clinics and thirteen 1Malaysia clinics in Johor Bahru . Sultanah Aminah Hospital , which is located along Persiaran Road , is the largest public hospital in the state with 989 beds . Another government funded hospital is the Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital with 700 beds... |
= = = Education = = =
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Many government or state schools are available in the city . The secondary schools include English College Johore Bahru , Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Engku Aminah , Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail , Sekolah Menengah Infant Jesus Convent , Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan ( Perempuan ) Sultan Ibrahim and Sekolah M... |
= = = = Libraries = = = =
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The Johor Public Library headquarters is the main library in the state , located off Yahya Awal Road . Another public library branch is the University Park in Kebudayaan Road , while there are other libraries or private libraries in schools , colleges , and universities . Two village libraries are available in the dis... |
= = Culture and leisure = =
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= = = Attractions and recreation spots = = =
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= = = = Cultural attractions = = = =
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There are a number of cultural attractions in Johor Bahru . The Royal Abu Bakar Museum located within the Grand Palace building is the main museum in the city . The Johor Bahru Kwong Siew Heritage located in Wong Ah Fook Street housed the former Cantonese clan house that was donated by Wong Ah Fook . The Foon Yew High... |
The Johor Art Gallery in Petrie Road is a house gallery built in 1910 , known as the house for the former third Chief Minister of Johor , Abdullah Jaafar . The house features old architecture and became the centre for the collection of artefacts related to Johor 's cultural history since its renovation in 2000 .
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= = = = Historical attractions = = = =
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The Grand Palace is one of the historical attractions in the city , and is an example of Victorian @-@ style architecture with a garden . Tokoh Museum is another historical colonial building since 1886 which ever become the house for the Johor first Menteri Besar Jaafar Mohamed ; it is located on the top of Smile Hill... |
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque , located along Skudai Road , is the main and the oldest mosque in the state . It was built with a combination of Victorian , Moorish and Malay architectures . The Johor Bahru Old Chinese temple , located on the Trus Road , hosts the Gods of five Chinese dialects spoken in the city . It w... |
= = = = Leisure and conservation areas = = = =
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The Danga Bay is a 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) area of recreational waterfront . There are around 15 established golf courses , of which two offer 36 @-@ hole facilities ; most of these are located within resorts . The city also features a number of paintball parks which are also used for off @-@ road motorsports activiti... |
The Johor Bahru Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Malaysia ; built in 1928 covering 4 hectares ( 9 @.@ 9 acres ) of land , it was originally called " animal garden " before being handed to the state government for renovation in 1962 . The zoo has around 100 species of animals , including wild cats , camels , gorillas ,... |
= = = = Other attractions = = = =
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Dataran Bandaraya was built after Johor Bahru was proclaimed as a city . The site features a clock tower , fountain and a large field . The Laman Tun Sri Lanang ( Tun Sri Lanang Park ) , named after Tun Sri Lanang ( Bendahara of the royal Court of the Johor Sultanate in the 16th and 17th centuries ) is located in the ... |
= = = = Shopping = = = =
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Shopping malls in Johor Bahru include Johor Bahru City Square , Holiday Plaza , Komtar JBCC , KSL City , Plaza Pelangi , Sutera Mall , Plaza Kotaraya and Danga City Mall . New malls continue to be constructed in the city . The Mawar Handicrafts Centre , a government @-@ funded exhibition and sales centre , is located ... |
= = = = Entertainment = = = =
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The oldest cinema in the city is the Broadway Theatre which mostly screens Tamil and Hindi movies . There are around five new cinemas available in the city with most of them located inside shopping malls .
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= = = Sports = = =
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The city 's main football stadium , Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium has a capacity of around 30 @,@ 000 . The stadium is the home ground of Johor Darul Ta 'zim F.C. , also known as JDT . In Japan , this stadium is well known as the place of " the Joy of Johor Bahru " ; Japan National Football Team got the ticke... |
There is also a futsal centre , known as Sports Prima , which has eight minimum @-@ sized FIFA approved futsal courts ; it is the largest indoor sports centre in the city .
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= = = Radio stations = = =
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Two radio stations have their offices in the city : Best FM ( 104 @.@ 1 ) and Johor FM ( 101 @.@ 9 ) .
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= = International relations = =
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Several countries have set up their consulates in Johor Bahru , including Indonesia and Singapore .
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= = = Twin towns – Sister cities = = =
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Johor Bahru currently has six sister cities :
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= = Literature = =
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Guinness , Patrick ( 1992 ) . On the Margin of Capitalism : People and development in Mukim Plentong , Johor , Malaysia . South @-@ East Asian social monographs . Singapore : Oxford University Press. p . 177 . ISBN 978 @-@ 0 @-@ 19 @-@ 588556 @-@ 9 . OCLC 231412873 .
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Lim , Patricia Pui Huen ( 2002 ) . Wong Ah Fook : Immigrant , Builder and Entrepreneur . Singapore : Times Editions . ISBN 978 @-@ 981 @-@ 232 @-@ 369 @-@ 9 . OCLC 52054305 .
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Oakley , Mat ; Brown , Joshua Samuel ( 2009 ) . Singapore : city guide . Footscray , Victoria , Australia : Lonely Planet . ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 74104 @-@ 664 @-@ 9 . OCLC 440970648 .
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Winstedt , Richard Olof ; Kim , Khoo Kay ( 1992 ) . A History of Johore , 1365 – 1941 . M. B. R. A. S. Reprints ( 6 ) ( Reprint ed . ) . Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society . ISBN 978 @-@ 983 @-@ 99614 @-@ 6 @-@ 1 . OCLC 255968795 .
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John Drysdale ( 15 December 2008 ) . Singapore Struggle for Success . Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. pp. 287 – . ISBN 978 @-@ 981 @-@ 4677 @-@ 67 @-@ 7 .
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A Halim Hassan ( September 2013 ) . Meniti Impian ( in Malay ) . Trafford Publishing. pp. 84 – . ISBN 978 @-@ 1 @-@ 4907 @-@ 0086 @-@ 1 .
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Jamie Han ( 2014 ) . " Communal riots of 1964 " . National Library Board . Archived from the original on 5 July 2015 . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
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= Virginia =
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Virginia ( / vərˈdʒɪnjə / vər @-@ JIN @-@ yə , UK / vərˈdʒɪniə / vər @-@ JIN @-@ ee @-@ ə ) , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia , is a state located in the Mid @-@ Atlantic and / or Southern regions of the United States . Virginia is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possessi... |
The area 's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony . Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony 's ea... |
The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law @-@ making body in the New World . The state government was ranked most effective by the Pew Center on the States in both 2005 and 2008 . It is unique in how it treats cities and counties equally , manages local roads , and prohibits its governors from serving... |
= = Geography = =
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Virginia has a total area of 42 @,@ 774 @.@ 2 square miles ( 110 @,@ 784 @.@ 7 km2 ) , including 3 @,@ 180 @.@ 13 square miles ( 8 @,@ 236 @.@ 5 km2 ) of water , making it the 35th @-@ largest state by area . Virginia is bordered by Maryland and Washington , D.C. to the north and east ; by the Atlantic Ocean to the ea... |
= = = Geology and terrain = = =
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The Chesapeake Bay separates the contiguous portion of the Commonwealth from the two @-@ county peninsula of Virginia 's Eastern Shore . The bay was formed from the drowned river valleys of the Susquehanna River and the James River . Many of Virginia 's rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay , including the Potomac , Rap... |
The Tidewater is a coastal plain between the Atlantic coast and the fall line . It includes the Eastern Shore and major estuaries of Chesapeake Bay . The Piedmont is a series of sedimentary and igneous rock @-@ based foothills east of the mountains which were formed in the Mesozoic era . The region , known for its hea... |
The Virginia Seismic Zone has not had a history of regular earthquake activity . Earthquakes are rarely above 4 @.@ 5 in magnitude , because Virginia is located away from the edges of the North American Plate . The largest earthquake , at an estimated 5 @.@ 9 magnitude , was in 1897 near Blacksburg . A 5 @.@ 8 magnitu... |
Coal mining takes place in the three mountainous regions at 45 distinct coal beds near Mesozoic basins . Over 62 million tons of other non @-@ fuel resources , such as slate , kyanite , sand , or gravel , were also mined in Virginia in 2012 . The state 's carbonate rock is filled with more than 4 @,@ 000 caves , ten o... |
= = = Climate = = =
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The climate of Virginia becomes increasingly warmer and more humid farther south and east . Seasonal extremes vary from average lows of 26 ° F ( − 3 ° C ) in January to average highs of 86 ° F ( 30 ° C ) in July . The Atlantic ocean has a strong effect on eastern and southeastern coastal areas of the state . Influence... |
Virginia has an annual average of 35 – 45 days of thunderstorm activity , particularly in the western part of the state , and an average annual precipitation of 42 @.@ 7 inches ( 108 cm ) . Cold air masses arriving over the mountains in winter can lead to significant snowfalls , such as the Blizzard of 1996 and winter... |
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