Gombak River
Coordinates: 3°08′53″N 101°41′43″E / 3.14806°N 101.69528°E
| Gombak River | |
|---|---|
 The Gombak River (left) merges with the Klang River (right) in Kuala Lumpur. | |
 Course of the Gombak River | |
| Native name | Sungai Gombak (Malay) |
| Location | |
| Country | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gunung Bunga Buah |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Klang River at Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur |
| Length | 27 km (17 mi) |
| Basin size | 122 km2 (47 sq mi) |
The Gombak River (Malay: Sungai Gombak) is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur's name.
Gombak River used to be called the Sungai Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur's name was taken as it was located in Sungai Lumpur's confluence or "Kuala Lumpur".
Towns along the river basin
]- Gombak
- Setapak
- Padang Balang
- Batu
- Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur
- Wangsa Maju
- Sentul
- Titiwangsa
- Downtown Kuala Lumpur
- PWTC
- Bandaraya
- Jalan Kuching
- Jalan TAR
- Masjid Jamek
See also
]- List of rivers of Malaysia
References
]- STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND ROAD TUNNEL (SMART)An Underground Approach to Mitigating Flash Floods:[1] URL assessed on 21 October 2012
- Heritage Study of Muslim World
3°08′53″N 101°41′43″E / 3.14806°N 101.69528°E
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- Rivers of Kuala Lumpur
- Rivers of Selangor
- Klang River
- Nature sites of Selangor
- Rivers of Malaysia
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