In the middle of the block of restaurants and food stalls on the right as you approach the stairs to Temple Cave is Restoran Rani, selling no-frills, well-priced vegetarian thali sets, banana-leaf specials and dosas. Wash them down with a refreshing coconut juice served straight from the nut.
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Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad
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Lake Gardens – Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park
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No cave at Batu is more spectacularly embellished than Ramayana Cave, which boasts psychedelic dioramas of the Indian epic 'Ramayana'. Pass the green, 15m…
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Kuala Lumpur's oldest Chinese temple (1864) was built on the instructions of Kapitan Yap Ah Loy and is dedicated to Sin Sze Ya and Si Sze Ya, two Chinese…
![[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Masjid Jamek is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak river. It was built in 1907 and officially open by the then Sultan Selangor in 1909.](https://lp-cms-production.imgix.net/2019-06/477284513_master.jpg?fit=crop&ar=1%3A1&w=1200&auto=format&q=75)
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4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
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