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Chow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time. Today the area features a large Indonesian community and known as "Little Jakarta". The majority of Indonesia's Minangkabau, Javanese, and Acehnese open restaurants and as retailer. Recently, a small African community also lives there. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories.

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  • Chow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time. Today the area features a large Indonesian community and known as "Little Jakarta". The majority of Indonesia's Minangkabau, Javanese, and Acehnese open restaurants and as retailer. Recently, a small African community also lives there. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories. (en)
  • Chow Kit adalah suatu sub-daerah di tengah kota Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ia berada di sekitar Jalan Chow Kit, Jalan Haji Thaib, Jalan Pantai, dan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Nama kawasan ini diambil dari nama seorang penambang timah dan kanselor kota, . Daerah ini juga dikenal sebagai "Little Jakarta", karena banyak dihuni oleh para pendatang asal Indonesia. Sebagian besar mereka adalah orang Minangkabau, Jawa, dan Aceh yang banyak membuka restoran serta berniaga di kios-kios kecil. Belakangan ini, ada pula satu komunitas kecil orang Afrika yang berasal dari Nigeria. Mayoritas mereka menjadi pedagang di Bazaar Baru Chow Kit yang merupakan pasar pagi terbesar di Kuala Lumpur. Di sepanjang Jalan Haji Taib juga terdapat pasar malam yang dikenal sebagai Bundle Chow Kit, yang mana dikenal sebagai tempat penjualan pakaian bekas dan aksesori-aksesorinya.. Chow Kit juga dikenal sebagai daerah lampu merah dan sebagai tempat pertemuan para banci. Kawasan ini juga populer sebagai tempat para pecandu narkoba. terletak di dalam kawasan ini dan Stasiun LRT PWTC terletak berdekatan. (in)
  • Chow Kit est un quartier typique de Kuala Lumpur, capitale de la Malaisie. Il porte le nom d'un conseiller municipal, ancien mineur d'étain. (fr)
  • 秋傑(馬來語:Chow Kit)是馬來西亞吉隆坡市中心中部的一個區域,名稱來源於位置橫貫其核心區域的秋傑路(Jalan Chow Kit),而秋傑路是以馬來西亞著名的錫礦主和企業家命名,在十九世紀曾擔任議員。秋傑開埠歷史悠久,因其地理位置及區域內的華人聚集區-中南路(Jalan Tiong Nam),因此又被當地老一輩華人稱為中南區,曾經是吉隆坡最繁華的商業區。因吉隆坡市中心人口大量外移之故,目前秋傑一帶的居民大多為外籍勞工,是吉隆坡最大的爪哇裔及非洲裔社區。在2020年,《紐約時報》評選2020年最值得去的52個地方中,秋傑亦被列入榜單內,排名第20位。 (zh)
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  • Chow Kit is a suburb in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner, municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time. Today the area features a large Indonesian community and known as "Little Jakarta". The majority of Indonesia's Minangkabau, Javanese, and Acehnese open restaurants and as retailer. Recently, a small African community also lives there. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothing and accessories. (en)
  • Chow Kit est un quartier typique de Kuala Lumpur, capitale de la Malaisie. Il porte le nom d'un conseiller municipal, ancien mineur d'étain. (fr)
  • 秋傑(馬來語:Chow Kit)是馬來西亞吉隆坡市中心中部的一個區域,名稱來源於位置橫貫其核心區域的秋傑路(Jalan Chow Kit),而秋傑路是以馬來西亞著名的錫礦主和企業家命名,在十九世紀曾擔任議員。秋傑開埠歷史悠久,因其地理位置及區域內的華人聚集區-中南路(Jalan Tiong Nam),因此又被當地老一輩華人稱為中南區,曾經是吉隆坡最繁華的商業區。因吉隆坡市中心人口大量外移之故,目前秋傑一帶的居民大多為外籍勞工,是吉隆坡最大的爪哇裔及非洲裔社區。在2020年,《紐約時報》評選2020年最值得去的52個地方中,秋傑亦被列入榜單內,排名第20位。 (zh)
  • Chow Kit adalah suatu sub-daerah di tengah kota Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ia berada di sekitar Jalan Chow Kit, Jalan Haji Thaib, Jalan Pantai, dan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Nama kawasan ini diambil dari nama seorang penambang timah dan kanselor kota, . (in)
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