Penang Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. It runs between Farquhar Street to the north and Komtar to the south. The road is a one-way road, with the traffic directed southwards towards Komtar.
As a major artery within the city centre, Penang Road frequently experiences heavy traffic, as it is home to a number of attractions such as the bars at Upper Penang Road and Chowrasta Market, one of the few wet markets still in operation within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. In particular, Chowrasta Market offers a variety of local produce and pastries unique to Penang, such as nutmegs and tau sar pneah biscuits.[1]
A number of hotels also line the Upper Penang Road stretch between Farquhar and Leith Streets.
Upper Penang Road, looking south towards Hotel Central
Penang Road was one of the first roads to be built outside the original town area planned by Francis Light. For centuries, Penang Road has served as a retail street, especially along the stretch running in front of Chowrasta Market. The market was built in the 1890s.[2]
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penang, road, george, town, 4181194, 3314306, 4181194, 3314306, penang, roadnative, namemalay, jalan, penang, simplified, chinese, 槟榔律, traditional, chinese, 檳榔律, tamil, maintained, bypenang, island, city, councillocationgeorge, townnorth, endfarquhar, streets. 5 25 5 23 N 100 19 53 15 E 5 4181194 N 100 3314306 E 5 4181194 100 3314306 Penang RoadNative nameMalay Jalan Penang Simplified Chinese 槟榔律 traditional Chinese 檳榔律 Tamil ர ஜ த ம ட Maintained byPenang Island City CouncilLocationGeorge TownNorth endFarquhar StreetSouth endMagazine Circus next to Komtar JALAN PENANGPenang Rd 10000 P PINANGUNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeCulturalCriteriaii iii ivDesignated2008 32nd session Part ofGeorge Town UNESCO Buffer ZoneReference no 1223RegionAsia PacificPenang Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang It runs between Farquhar Street to the north and Komtar to the south The road is a one way road with the traffic directed southwards towards Komtar As a major artery within the city centre Penang Road frequently experiences heavy traffic as it is home to a number of attractions such as the bars at Upper Penang Road and Chowrasta Market one of the few wet markets still in operation within the UNESCO World Heritage Site In particular Chowrasta Market offers a variety of local produce and pastries unique to Penang such as nutmegs and tau sar pneah biscuits 1 A number of hotels also line the Upper Penang Road stretch between Farquhar and Leith Streets Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 Hotels 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Upper Penang Road looking south towards Hotel CentralPenang Road was one of the first roads to be built outside the original town area planned by Francis Light For centuries Penang Road has served as a retail street especially along the stretch running in front of Chowrasta Market The market was built in the 1890s 2 The Penang Police Headquarters at Penang Road was the scene of a number of executions by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese Occupation period in World War II 3 Landmarks edit nbsp Odeon cinemaKomtar Chowrasta Market Upper Penang Road Penang Police HeadquartersHotels editThe upper class hotels are located near Upper Penang Road along the stretch between Farquhar and Leith Streets 4 Continental Hotel Hotel Malaysia Cititel The Merchant Hotel Towne House Hotel Grand Inn Oriental Hotel Hotel CentralSee also editStreet names of George Town PenangReferences edit II Administrator Chowrasta Market www visitpenang gov my Retrieved 2017 02 16 Retelling Chowrasta Market s history Community The Star Online www thestar com my Retrieved 2017 05 16 Netto Anil 2013 10 06 Old Penang Suzuki the hippy executioner Updated anilnetto com anilnetto com Retrieved 2017 01 19 The fast growing Upper Penang Road precinct Business News The Star Online www thestar com my Retrieved 2017 05 16 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Penang Road George Town Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penang Road George Town amp oldid 1183965358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
