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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Iskandar Puteri
Johor, Malaysia · Asia
About Iskandar Puteri
Iskandar Puteri works well as a base: 15 minutes from Forest City, 19km from Singapore Zoo.
Iskandar Puteri is in Johor, Malaysia, with about 580,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Forest City, about 7 km away.
Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya) is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and the southernmost city of continental Eurasia. Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru and PasirRead more
Gudang, it is located within the Johor Bahru District, the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The 15th busiest container port in the world, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, is also located in the city.
Iskandar Puteri hosts Kota Iskandar, which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch).
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What is there to see near Iskandar Puteri?
Within an hour or so of Iskandar Puteri: Singapore Zoo (19 km), Haw Par Villa (21 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (23 km), S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore (26 km).
Where is Iskandar Puteri?
Iskandar Puteri is in Johor, Malaysia, about 7 km from Forest City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 575,977
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Johor
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 1.3932, 103.6232
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Worth the detour from Iskandar Puteri
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Haw Par Villa
A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore
One of the world's largest aquariums on Sentosa Island with over 100,000 marine animals across 50 habitats.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Tiong Bahru Market
A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Singapore Chinatown
A vibrant district blending traditional Chinese temples, heritage shophouses, bustling hawker centers, and modern bars along Pagoda Street.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Little India
Singapore's most colorful and aromatic neighborhood with Hindu temples, spice shops, flower garlands, and authentic South Indian cuisine.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Clarke Quay
A colorful riverside quay in Singapore transformed into a vibrant nightlife and dining hub with restored warehouses along the Singapore River.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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