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Kampung Siam, Penang

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Penang Malaysia Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Temple 01
Penang Malaysia Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Temple 01

Kampong Siam is an ethnic Siamese enclave (where the population are mostly a minority consisting of Thai expats and recent migrants as well as local-born Siamese descendants with ancestral roots from neighbouring areas such as Perlis, Kedah, Hulu Perak district of Perak as well as Kelantan) within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Pulau Tikus suburb, the neighbourhood lies 2.6 km (1.6 mi) west of the city centre. The 2,681 m2 (0.662-acre) neighbourhood is situated near the corner between Burmah Road and Burmah Lane, immediately adjacent to Wat Chaiyamangkalaram.The neighbourhood is still inhabited by ethnic Siamese, who had moved into the area as early as the 19th century. However, the enclave has also, in recent years, been under threat from rapid urbanisation and redevelopment.

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Kampung Siam, Penang
Burmah Lane, George Town

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Wat Chaiyamangkalaram

Burmah Lane 17
10250 George Town
Penang, Malaysia
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Penang Malaysia Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram Temple 01
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