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Johor Bahru,is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia.The city of Johor Bahru is located at [show location on an interactive map] 1°29′N, 103°44′E. The city council administers the highly developed southern central coast of the metropolitan area, with a total area of 185 km² It is within walking distance from Singapore, and receives more than 60% of the country's annual foreign tourists via its bridges and road links to Singapore. It is one of the largest cities in Malaysia. The city is an important industrial, tourism and commercial hub for southern Malaysia and is part of one of Southeast Asia's most populous urban areas. The population growth rate of Johor Bahru is also among the highest in Malaysia. Johor Bahru also has a highly developed industrial base which has made the city one of the biggest industrial centers of the country.

Johor Bahru enjoys the unique distinction of being the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland.


Johor Bahru is the first city across the causeway from Singapore. Most Singaporeans have to pass JB by bus to arrive in other Malaysian destinations.

Johor Bahru is a small town with simple attractions such as mosques, temples and zoos. There are many malls for shopping as it caters to nearby villagers and Singaporeans too. Prices are definitely much cheaper than Singapore.

The weather's warm all year through, and a cup of iced teh-tarik (Traditional Malay pull-tea) might cool you down.
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Popular Hotels in Johor Bahru

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Johor Bahru Travel Blogs

Missing bus to KL so off to Borneo we go!
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May 01, 2008 – Jul 12, 2008
If I could have done last night over I think I would have ended the night slightly different. I didn’t bother setting my alarm on my Ipod cus the hostel had given us an alarm to use so that we didn’t miss our bus at 9am, what a mistake that was. We didn’t wake up till just after 9am so we unf…
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Flying in Johor Bahru
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Nov 11, 2006
Our group left Singapore very early in the morning in order for us to catch the best time to do microlight demo flight, which is the sun rise time. We travelled for more or less an hour until we reached the airstrip in Johor Bahru. That day, there were three planes flying, the yellow, th…
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City Square&Plaza Pelangi VS Causeway Point&Orchard Road
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May 02, 2009 – May 10, 2009
I was going to meet my sister in Plaza Singapura, Orchard Road. Walking along the Orchard Road with my sister. We went through a few shopping malls like Plaza Singapura, Lucky Plaza, The Paragon and Takashimaya. We bought nothing, as I already bought the books that I wanted. Around 4pm, my sister l…
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