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Wong Ah Fook Street ( ms, Jalan Wong Ah Fook) is a major one-way road in Johor Bahru,
Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...
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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It is located in Johor Bahru's central business district and is also one of the busiest roads in the city. It was named after
Wong Ah Fook Wong Ah Fook J.P., (; 12 March 1837 – 12 September 1918), also known as ''Wong Fook'' or ''Wong Fook Kee'', was a Chinese immigrant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who left an indelible imprint on the state of Johor in present-day Malaysi ...
, a Chinese man who came to Singapore in 1854 and established himself in building construction and other businesses. The town of Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 by Wong Ah Fook and
Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim Raja Temenggong Tun Daeng Ibrahim bin Temenggong Daeng Abdul Rahman (8 December 1810 – 31 January 1862) was the Temenggong of Johor and later the ''de facto'' Maharaja of Johor from 1855 to 1862. Biography Early life Daeng Ibrahim was born ...
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Attractions

Meldrum Walk, Johor Bahru City Square and
Komtar JBCC Komtar JBCC is a shopping mall in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. History The shopping mall was established as a redevelopment project of the old KOMTAR building complex. The old building was transformed into the shopping mall, hotel and office ...
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List of junctions

{{Malaysia-road-stub Roads in Johor Bahru