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Padang Balang
Kampung Padang Balang or Padang Balang is the oldest surviving traditional village in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was circumferenced by Malaysia Federal Route 68, Gombak Road, Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 and Gombak River. History The first settler in Padang Balang was Datuk Balang of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Balang, a Minangkabau people, Minang Penghulu, Datuk Ampat, who around 1820 to 1830 led a group of Pesisir Selatan Regency, Batang Kapas refugee from West Sumatra, Minangkabau, fleeing Padri War, Dutch Invasion. They first landed at Negeri Sembilan, Sungai Ujong. Around the late 1820s Datuk Balang and his Batang Kapas followers, as well as a number of Payakumbuh peoples from Negeri Sembilan, move north to Klang Valley, Kelang to open a new settlement at the northern Kuala Lumpur, Ulu Kelang (Kuala Lumpur), now known as Gombak District, Gombak. Padang Balang became the first settlement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
