If you’ve heard about Malaysia before, maybe you know that the capital of this country is Kuala Lumpur. But did you know how this city got its present day name today? The Kuala Lumpur history started in the year 1857 when a Malay chieftain, Raja Abdullah was looking for a new tin mining area.

The tin mining area was finally found in the present day Ampang and that place was a jungle area. Before this mining area was found, the coolies sent by Raja Abbdullah found the confluence of Klang and Gombak rivers. You can still see this confluence today when you visit Masjid Jamek or Sultan Abdul Samad building.

The estuary of Gombak and Klang Rivers

The location of this confluence is just behind the Sultan Abdul Samad building. Because the estuary was the muddy one Raja Abdullah named that place as Kuala Lumpur which means ‘muddy estuary’. Read more on The meaning and brief history of Kuala Lumpur…