Shah Alam

Malaysia
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‘Shah Alam sports complex expected to be completed by 2027’ Dec. 3, 2024, 12:02 PM ET (The Star)
Teen girl rescued from kidnappers in Shah Alam Nov. 26, 2024, 9:59 PM ET (The Star)

Shah Alam, city, western Peninsular (West) Malaysia. Shah Alam lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Kuala Lumpur and just east of Klang (Kelang). The city has an industrial estate where food and tobacco products are processed and electrical machinery, cement, chemical, and textile products are manufactured. The city is the home of the Institut Teknoloji MARA (founded 1956), the Tun Abdul Razak Library (named for Malaysia’s second prime minister), and the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia. Pop. (2000) 319,612.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.