Putrajaya, a planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative centre of Malaysia. Several Government offices have re-located there to gain relief from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia’s largest city. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia’s national and legislative capital for now. Putrajaya is a Federal Territory just like the city of Kuala Lumpur and the island of Labuan.
The city is named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. In Bahasa Melayu, the Sanskrit-derived words “Putra” means prince while “Jaya” means excellent or success.
The city is built on a scale completely disproportionate to its current population, with a number of bridges spanning an artificial lake, Tasik Putrajaya (Putrajaya Lake).
Putrajaya Wetlands
One of the interesting places in Putrajaya consisting of more than 70 species of plants. Wetland in Putrajaya, Malaysia's largest freshwater area cultivated in tropical regions where overall breadth hactares there were approximately 200.
Putra mosque
Putra Mosque is a mosque colored pink to pull travelers every time to get there. It consists instead of a page that has a large and tower height of 116m dibahagikan to five ranks to represent the Five Pillars of Islam. Putra Mosque can accommodate 15.000 people at one time.
Datara Putra
Datara Putra is the diameter of 300 meters and is decorated with motifs local, water and light features. He has 11 stars representing the 11 countries when Malaysia's independence. To all other 13-point representing 13 countries in Malaysia today, while 14 stars representing the states of Malaysia, Guild Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden is one of the attractive gardens and a single pull of a tropical garden. This park of 230 hectares or 93 acres for the construction of this park. There is a diversity of flora and fauna in this area you can see where more than 700 species of plants in this garden came from more than 90 countries
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