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Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang, is a township (Majlis Perbandaran) and suburb of Kuala Lumpur located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It borders a district within Kuala Lumpur also known as Ampang. It covers the Selangor districts of Gombak and Hulu Langat. Ampang is often confused with Jalan Ampang, a street in Kuala Lumpur which connects Ampang town to downtown Kuala Lumpur and is home to many foreign diplomatic missions.

It is administered by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), which is the formal name of the township itself as well.

Situated to the east of Kuala Lumpur, Ampang is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Kelang from the Hulu Klang or Setapak areas. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from MRR2 via Pandan Indah & Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Salak Selatan are close to Ampang.

According to the history, Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. Before the arrival of the Chinese people for tin mining, Kuala Lumpur was just a small hamlet with just a few houses and a shop or two.

Raja Abdullah, who is also the representative of the Sultan in Klang, and Raja Juma'at of Lukut sent 87 Chinese miners from Lukut in 1857 to open tin mines in Ampang, thus began the development of Kuala Lumpur. Ampang was one of the earliest areas in the Klang Valley to be opened for tin mining. The name "Ampang" means "dam" in Malay and the place was named in reference to the miners' dams. A road was built to connect Ampang to Kuala Lumpur which formed the Jalan Ampang of today.

The Istana Daerah Hulu Langat is a palace in Ampang, located near apartments along Jalan Kosas Utama, opposite the Ampang Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang-Amat Berbahagia Tengku Mahkota of Hulu Langat, a member of the Selangor royal family. The palace was built in 1990 and has been undergoing major renovations since 2010. It will reopen at the end of 2012. The residence was originally separated apartments, with each connected to the other by short and narrow passageways. The palace is not normally open to the public, although the beautiful gardens around it can be viewed from outside.

Pekan Ampang, a small town situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the building in the town just like most towns and cities in the developing world during the British colonial period. Originally Pekan Ampang is a separate town, but now it was absorbed as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.

Public Transportation in Ampang

Ampang benefits from good connectivity via a network of major roads, highways, and public transport. Key routes such as Jalan Ampang, the MRR2, and nearby expressways link the area to Kuala Lumpur and the wider Klang Valley. Rail services, including the LRT Ampang Line in adjacent areas, offer convenient commuting options, although services can be crowded during peak hours. You can take the LRT from Ampang and transfer to the KLIA Ekspres or Transit at Terminal Putrajaya Sentral (TPS) or KL Sentral to reach KLIA.

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