Putrajaya

Putrajaya (Jawi: اللجوء) is a planned ceety, locatit sooth o Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal admeenistrative centre o Malaysie.  The seat o govrenment wis shiftit in 1999 frae Kuala Lumpur due tae the owercroudin an congestion thare.  Nivertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's naitional caipital (as the seat o Parliament) as well as the kintra's commercial an financial centre.  Putrajaya wis the brainchild o umwhile Prime Meenister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad who wis in pouer then.  In 2001, Putrajaya wis made a Federal Territory, increasin the nummer o federal territories tae three. Kuala Lumpur an Labuan are the ither twa.

Named efter the first Malaysian Prime Meenister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra the ceety is situatit athin the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the an aa newly developed Cyberjaya. The development stairtit in 1995 an the day major landmarks are completit an the population is expectit tae grow in the relatively new ceety. The "jaya" (जय) pairt o the ceety's name means "victory" in Sanskrit.

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Category:Populatit places established in 1995

Category:Planned ceeties
Category:Federal Territories in Malaysie