Kota Kinabalu Town
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Kota kinabalu town. Kota kinabalu has of course major shopping malls as well as shopping areas that you find in many other asian cities most of them located at the main streets of the city. Kota kinabalu was previously known as jesselton while under british colonial rule from the late 1800s until 1963 when the british left and after sabah became part of malaysia. About 30 min from the airport and 20min from the kota kinabalu town. Kota kinabalu was granted city status in 2000 becoming the sixth city and also currently the sixth largest urban metropolitan area in malaysia.
Kota kinabalu is a melting pot of cuisines and it s no surprise since there are a lot of nationalities and cultures mixing and matching. Enjoying the stay with my family very much. Kota kinabalu international airport 88200 kota kinabalu. Kota kinabalu is named after mount kinabalu which is situated about 50 kilometres east northeast of the city.
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There is also a source claiming that the term originated from ki nabalu ki meaning have or. Beaufort is situated 90 kilometres south of kota kinabalu with shophouses built high above the roads to avoid the periodic floods of the padas river sungai padas. For places to go there are the night markets pasar malam that are famed for its malaysian and chinese eats the sedco square that s popular among tourists for its seafood choices and chinatown gaya street old town that not only has a sunday. Kinabalu is derived from the name aki nabalu meaning the revered place of the dead aki means ancestors or grandfather and nabalu is a name for the mountain in the dusun language.
Another interesting town to visit is beaufort a town at the padas river where you also can go for white water rafting. Just outside kota kinabalu is the town of lok kawi which is also the home of the lok kawi wildlife park. Sabah used to be a british colony but not anymore. The five major shopping malls in kota kinabalu are.
Offering modern guest rooms it also provides free wifi in the room and an on site restaurant.