George Town, Penang

E846022
city state capital

George Town, Penang is the historic, multicultural capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang, renowned for its colonial architecture, vibrant street food scene, and rich blend of Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Peranakan cultures.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
George Town, Penang canonical 17
George Town 7
George Town city centre 3

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
state capital ⓘ
capitalOf Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
formerColonyOf United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedAs British trading post ⓘ
foundedBy British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francis Light NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingYear 1786 ⓘ
governingBody Penang Island City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnicCommunity Chinese ⓘ
Indian ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
Peranakan ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandmark Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fort Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kapitan Keling Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kek Lok Si Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khoo Kongsi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penang City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penang Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname Pearl of the Orient NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPort Port of Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
hasStreetFoodSpeciality asam laksa ⓘ
char kway teow ⓘ
nasi kandar ⓘ
hasTransport Penang Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationWith Melaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 2008 ⓘ
isSeatOf Penang state government NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Chinese culture ⓘ
Indian culture ⓘ
Malay culture ⓘ
Peranakan culture ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
multicultural heritage ⓘ
shophouses ⓘ
street art ⓘ
street food ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
Mandarin ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penang Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Malaysia Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Malacca Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
majorIndustry manufacturing ⓘ
services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
namedAfter King George III NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
utcOffset +8 ⓘ
wasPartOf Crown colony of Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Penang Hokkien → usedIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Kulim → nearestMajorCity → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca → comprises → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Penang State Legislative Assembly → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang State Legislative Assembly → meetsIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town city centre
Batu Ferringhi → locatedNear → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Batu Ferringhi → accessFrom → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town city centre
Penang Hill → locatedIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang Hill → hasViewOf → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang Hill → nearbyCity → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Pearl of the Orient → associatedWith → George Town, Penang ⓘ
George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site → locatedIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site → partOf → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Penang International Airport → serves → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang International Airport → cityServed → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang International Airport → locatedNear → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Penang National Park → nearestCity → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Kek Lok Si Temple → locatedIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Kek Lok Si Temple → hasView → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Penang Bridge → locatedNear → George Town, Penang ⓘ
Seberang Perai → hasFerryConnectionTo → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Savannah → isSuburbOf → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town urban area
George Town Harbour → near → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town city centre
RMAF Butterworth Air Base → locatedNear → George Town, Penang ⓘ
RMAF Butterworth Air Base → nearCity → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
The Residency, Penang → locatedIn → George Town, Penang ⓘ
The Residency, Penang → city → George Town, Penang ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Town
Robert Fullerton → residence → George Town, Penang ⓘ