List of roads in Kuala Lumpur
Major roads

List of roads in Kuala Lumpur

Section Title: Major roads
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English name	Malay name, official	Chinese name	Note

Ampang Road	Jalan Ampang	安邦路	Named after the district of Ampang, several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park, City Square and Suria KLCC are located along the road.

Bangsar Road	Jalan Bangsar	孟沙路	Formerly named Jalan Bangsa during the time when Abdullah Hukum, the founder of Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum at Bangsar opened a trail between a forest and the nearby Bukit Angkasapuri.

Bintang Walk	Jalan Bukit Bintang	武吉免登路（pinyin:Wǔjí miǎn dēng lù）	See Bukit Bintang

Broadrick Road	Jalan Semarang Jalan MARA	Broadrick Road is named after Lt Col Edward George Broadrick (b. 1864 – d.

Chow Kit Road	Jalan Chow Kit	秋杰路	Named after the revenue farmer, tin miner, shipping agent, municipal councillor and public official, Loke Chow Kit, who was the first local owner of a department store – Chow Kit & Co.

Cochrane Road	Jalan Cochrane	葛京路	Named after the British General Advisor of Johor, Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, 17th British Resident of Perak (1929–1930), Chief Secretary to the Government.

Foch Avenue	Jalan Tan Cheng Lock	陈祯禄路（pinyin:Chénzhénglù lù）	Currently named after Tan Cheng Lock, the first president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA).

Damansara Road	Jalan Damansara	白沙罗路

Campbell Road	Jalan Dang Wangi	金马律	Formerly named after Douglas Campbell (1867–1918), resident of Negri Sembilan, Johor's first British advisor. Change the road name after wife of Hang Jebat.Notable as the location of the Campbell Shopping Complex fire in 1976.

Old Airport Road	Jalan Dewan Bahasa	旧机场路	Erected in 1997. Near the road is the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka main headquarters, a landmark and the symbol of Bahasa Melayu, the national language of Malaysia.

Straits Road	Jalan Esfahan	伊斯法罕路	Erected in 1993, the road is currently named after the city of Isfahan, Iran. Originally named after the Straits of Malacca or the Straits Settlements.

Jalan Genting Klang	云顶吉冷路	Part of the Genting Klang–Pahang Highway

Davidson Road	Jalan Hang Jebat	汉惹拔路（德威伸路）	Currently named after Hang Jebat. Formerly named after James Guthrie Davidson (J.G.

Rodger Road	Jalan Hang Kasturi	汉卡斯杜丽路	Formerly named after Sir John Pickersgill Rodger (1851–1910), Chief Magistrate, Selangor (1882); Acting British Resident, Selangor (1884–1888); first British Resident, Pahang (1888–1896); British Resident, Selangor (1896–1901); British Resident, Perak (1901–1904); Governor Gold Coast (1904–1910).

Cecil Street	Jalan Hang Lekir	思时街	Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, (1840–1916), Governor of Straits Settlements from 1887 to 1893. Often confused with his nephew, Sir Cecil Clementi (1875–1947) who was Governor of Hong Kong (1925–30), Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States (1930 to 1934).

Klyne Street	Jalan Hang Lekiu	吉粦街

Shaw Road (1938–1981) Jail Road (<1938)	Jalan Hang Tuah	汉都亚路	Part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road.

Imbi Road	Jalan Imbi	燕美路

Jalan Raja (north and southeast stretches) (1960)	Jalan Kinabalu

Kuching Road	Jalan Kuching	古晋路	Part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road and Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway.

Loke Yew Road	Jalan Loke Yew	陆佑路 （pinyin:Lùyòu lu）	The road is part of the Cheras Highway. Named after Loke Yew, the leader of the Chinese community, one of the richest Chinese businessmen in early Kuala Lumpur.

Birch Road (1960)	Jalan Maharajalela	马哈拉惹里拉路	In the mistaken presumption that it was named after the first Resident of Perak, James Wheeler Woodford Birch, this road was renamed after Dato' Maharajalela, a local Malay chief who was partially responsible for Birch's assassination in 1875.

Dickson Street	Jalan Masjid India	Currently named after a local mosque, Masjid India. The southern end of the road was recently converted into a pedestrian street.

Market Street	Lebuh Pasar Besar	Named after the Old Market Square (Medan Pasar Besar), crossing the Klang River from Medan Pasar Besar to Dataran Merdeka. Terminates at Jalan Raja Laut in the west and Jalan Tun H.S.

Old Market Square	Medan Pasar Besar	A large public space that consisted of two roads, Macao Street and Hokkien Street (circa 1880s and 1890s), divided by a traffic island.

Pahang Road	Jalan Pahang	彭亨路	Part of the Genting Klang–Pahang Highway

Parliament Road	Jalan Parlimen	国会路	Previously, Club Road

Pantai Baharu Avenue	Jalan Pantai Baharu

Petaling Street	Jalan Petaling	茨厂街 ~pinyin: Cíchǎng Jiē）	The historical Chinatown, see Petaling Street

Pudu Road, Pudoh Street (1960)	Jalan Pudu	半山芭路	Currently named after the district of Pudu. The Pudu Prison, the Puduraya bus station and the Plaza Rakyat construction site are located along Jalan Pudu.

Parry Road	Jalan P. Ramlee	比南利路	Erected in 1982 and named after actor P. Ramlee, this street contains many pubs and nightclubs.

Weld Road (1960)	Jalan Raja Chulan	拉惹朱兰路	Currently (since 1982) named after Raja Sir Chulan, Raja di Hilir Perak, the first Malay unofficial member of the Federal Council (1924–1933); formerly named after Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (1823–1891), Governor of the Straits Settlements.

Jalan Raja Laut	拉惹劳勿路	Raja Laut, son of Sultan Muhammad, the Penghulu of Kuala Lumpur.

Treacher Road	Jalan Sultan Ismail	苏丹依斯迈路	Currently named after Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, the fourth Yang Di Pertuan Agong and is part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road.

Sungai Besi Road	Jalan Sungai Besi	新街场路	There was the biggest open tin mine in the world in Sungai Besi.

Lornie Road	Jalan Syed Putra	赛布特拉路	Currently named after Tuanku Syed Putra the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Batu Road (1960)	Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman	东姑阿都拉曼路（峇都路）	Said to be the first road made of "batu" (stone), but actually named as the road goes to Batu from the old town centre.

High Street (1960)	Jalan Tun H S Lee	敦李孝式路	Currently named after Henry H.S. Lee, Malaysia's first finance minister (1957–1959).

Java Street, Mountbatten Road (1960).	Jalan Tun Perak	敦霹雳路	Currently named after Tun Perak. Formerly named after Louis Mountbatten, and earlier, Java.

Cross Street	Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin	敦陈修信路	Renamed in 2003 after Malaysian Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin, previously Jalan Silang or Cross Street.

Brickfields Road (1960)	Jalan Tun Sambanthan	善班丹路	Currently named after V. T.

Yap Ah Loy Road	Jalan Yap Ah Loy	叶亚来路（pinyin: Yèyàlái lù）	Located near Jalan Tun Perak and named after Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), the third and the longest term Capitan China (1869–1885).

Yap Kwan Seng Road	Jalan Yap Kwan Seng	叶观盛路（pinyin: Yèguānshèng lù）	Named after Yap Kwan Seng, the first Chinese to serve on the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, a member of the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor, the fifth and the last Capitan China (1889–1902).

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Jalan Ampang is a road to Ampang Jaya in Kuala Lumpur.

final_sentence: Jalan Ampang is a road to Ampang Jaya in Kuala Lumpur.