Taman Melawati

Taman Melawati is an affluent, self-contained town located in Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Although the township's postcode is 53100, which gives it a Federal Territory postal address, it is actually in the Gombak constituency of Selangor, administered by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ).

The International School of Kuala Lumpur (Elementary Campus) and the Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) are located in this town. There is a private hospital, Damai Service Hospital. The National Zoo of Malaysia (Zoo Negara) is nearby. One of the hills in this town, Bukit Tabur, is a popular hiking spot while the main entrance of the Klang Gates Dam is found on a hill in this town. There is also a basketball court and a football field at Taman H.

Accessibility

This town is located along MRR 2. It is linked to the city centre via Jalan Pahang, as well as AKLEH (via Ampang), while the DUKE and LPT are located nearby.

This town can be accessed by public transport using Rapid KL bus routes 222 (from Titiwangsa/ Chow Kit/ Wangsa Maju), 220 Masjid Jamek) and T221 from Sri Rampai LRT station.[1]

Shopping

An upscale 8 storey shopping mall named Melawati Mall jointly developed by Sime Darby and CapitaLand has opened its doors to the public in July 2017. It houses over 620,000 square feet of retail space and is anchored by Village Grocer, DAISO, GSC Cinemas and Fitness First.[2]

Public schools

Vigilantism

The town first experienced this problem in early 2015, after a stray of robberies within the small community the police seemed powerless to stop these crimes from being carried out and a group known as "Blood Brothers" were seen taking matters into their own hands. The group soon started going through the streets at night in an effort to stop the stray of robberies and after a month or so they managed to apprehend the robbers which were later discovered as members of the Gang 77. The after effect of this also lead to the capture of their leader which was confirmed by the police in 2017 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stesen LRT Sri Rampai ~ Taman Melawati". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Melawati Mall". http://www.melawatimall.com. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/07/06/igp-confirms-arrest-gang-77-leader

Coordinates: 3°13′17″N 101°44′55″E / 3.2212685°N 101.7487279°E / 3.2212685; 101.7487279

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