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1466:Sri Petaling
1446:Happy Garden
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1393:Federal Hill
1340:Medan Tuanku
1266:Kampung Baru
1195:Taman Melati
1104:Sri Hartamas
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1607:101°41′05″E
1566:Sungai Besi
1561:Lake Fields
1513:Taman Midah
1461:Salak South
1456:Kuchai Lama
1441:Bukit Jalil
1398:KL Eco City
1315:Bukit Nanas
1309:Pudu Prison
1289:Brickfields
1210:Setiawangsa
1167:Wangsa Maju
1157:Taman Wahyu
1059:Bukit Tunku
1054:Bukit Kiara
1031:Kepong Baru
999:Wangsa Maju
989:Setiawangsa
826:17 December
617:(4): 10–11.
381:Performance
258:Najib Razak
124:, formerly
1634:Categories
1536:Alam Damai
1471:Taman Desa
1330:Dang Wangi
1238:Titiwangsa
1147:Jalan Ipoh
1114:Taman Duta
1099:Mont Kiara
1079:Jalan Duta
994:Titiwangsa
760:"About Us"
553:References
81:, Malaysia
65:Urban park
42:ஏரி பூங்கா
1604:3°08′35″N
1499:(partial)
1476:Taman OUG
1349:Chinatown
547:A peacock
166:Treasurer
1387:Kerinchi
1325:Chow Kit
1041:Segambut
979:Segambut
877:28 March
423:red lory
292:garden,
290:Hibiscus
264:Location
187:chempaka
170:Resident
71:Location
1428:Seputeh
1378:Bangsar
1223:Semarak
1185:Setapak
1026:Jinjang
1008:Suburbs
984:Seputeh
800:3 April
774:3 April
584:3 March
301:Gallery
154:Carcosa
144:History
94:Created
1489:Cheras
1256:Maluri
1246:Ampang
1152:Sentul
1018:Kepong
969:Kepong
964:Cheras
851:27 May
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294:Orchid
248:Naming
182:lalang
112:Status
607:(PDF)
136:, is
1497:Pudu
1355:Pudu
1134:Batu
954:Batu
879:2014
853:2015
828:2021
802:2011
776:2011
740:ISBN
719:2015
690:ISBN
663:ISBN
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586:2011
132:and
97:1888
86:Area
61:Type
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