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Jalan Hang Lekir, Kuala Lumpur (6 July, 2016)
Jalan Hang Lekir is a minor road in the Petaling Street Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur. It is a one-way street that cuts across the area from west to east, starting at Jalan Hang Kasturi, and ending at Jalan Sultan. A section of Jalan Hang Lekir between Jalan Tun HS Lee and Jalan Sultan is a pedestrian mall.
Jalan Hang Lekir was originally called Cecil Street1, after the Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1887 to 1893, Sir Cecil Clementi Smith. It was renamed Jalan Hang Lekir after one of the warrior comrades of Hang Tuah as mentioned in the Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu).
Map of Jalan Hang Lekir, Kuala Lumpur
Sights along Jalan Hang Lekir
- Lee Rubber Building (GPS: GPS: 3.14427, 101.69644)
Banks on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Maybank, 1 Jalan Hang Lekir (GPS: 3.14427, 101.6958)
Educational Institutions on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Kasturi College, 161 Jalan Tun HS Lee, 03 2032 3001 (GPS: 3.14446, 101.69605)
Businesses on Jalan Hang Lekir
- Galeri Peter Hoe, 2 Jalan Hang Lekir, 03 2026 0711 (3.14445, 101.69579)
- Popular Bookstore, 145 Jalan Tun HS Lee, 03 2078 1953 (GPS: 3.14428, 101.69649)
- Weng Hoa Flower Boutique (GPS: GPS: 3.14444, 101.69631)
Jalan Hang Lekir, Kuala Lumpur (6 July, 2016)
Jalan Hang Lekir road sign (8 July, 2016)
360° View of Jalan Hang Lekir on Google Maps Street View
Jalan Hang LekirReferences
- Kuala Lumpur Street Names by Mariana Isa & Maganjeet Kaut, published by Marshall Cavendish (2015) page 67.
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