Kampung Datuk Keramat or more commonly referred to as Keramat (old name - Tangga Cina) among the locals is a large zone in the
Titiwangsa
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constituency, falling within the boundary of the
Federal Territory
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of
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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. It is located northeast of downtown Kuala Lumpur and borders the district of
Ampang in
Selangor
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. The
Klang River
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runs roughly from northeast to the west and acts as a natural divider of Keramat and Ampang.
Keramat, along with Kampung Baru, which is a 10 minutes drive away, has traditionally been a
Malay
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majority area, being a Malay reserve area.
Education
* Primary Schools
Schools in the area include Sekolah Kebangsaan Datuk Keramat, a primary school. The other nearby school is SK Polis Depot opposite to SK Jalan Padang Tembak, SK Jalan Gurney near to Utm Semarak and SK Kementah located in Mindef, SK Desa Tun Hussein Onn also located in DTHO that share land property with Mindef.
* Secondary Schools
SMK Seri Ampang aka Ampang Boys, to get to this school mostly the students stopped at LRT Datuk Keramat before walking in a bridge connected to Jalan Ampang over the Klang River. SMK Puteri Ampang also located at the same exact location. SMK Jalan Padang Tembak located near to the Pulapol. Meanwhile, SMK Desa Tun Hussein Onn placed in Mindef property land.
Some parents also sent their children to nearby primary and secondary school outside the region such as SK Setiawangsa which known for top education school amongst primary school student and recognized as one of best primary school in KL. SK 2 Taman Keramat in Keramat AU1. There's minority of teenagers there went to secondary school such as in SMK Taman Setiawangsa, SMK Taman Keramat, SMK Wangsa Maju Sesyen 5.
Transportation
Keramat is served by three
light rail transit stations as part of the
Kelana Jaya Line
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. The three stations are
Jelatek,
Dato' Keramat Kampung Datuk Keramat or more commonly referred to as Keramat (old name - Tangga Cina) among the locals is a large zone in the Titiwangsa constituency, falling within the boundary of the Federal Territories (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Kuala Lum ...
and
Damai
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.
Notable people
*
Razip Ismail – ex footballer, former head coach of KL FA, Harimau muda, Pahang, Perlis, Ministry of finance fc.
* Dato
Yusoff Haslam (actor, director & film producer)
* Dato
Aznil Haji Nawawi
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He won the Best Talk Show Award at the Asian Television Awards 2005 in Singapo ...
(TV presenter, host & entertainer)
*
KRU
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-
Norman Abd Halim
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(KRU studios CE0),
Yusri Abd Halim (film director),
Edry Abd Halim (music producer)
*
Awie
Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, and actor. Awie is considered one of the greatest Malaysian vocalist of all time.
Born in Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Awi ...
- musician, singer, actor
*
Roslan Aziz Roslan may refer to:
*Roslan Ahmad, Malaysian politician, Malacca State Executive Councillor
* Wan Roslan Wan Hamat, Malaysian politician, Kelantan State Executive Councillor
* Emmett Roslan Ishak, lead vocalist in Butterfingers, a Malaysian rock b ...
- Music composer, producer
*
Norliah Ghani - Actresses, mother of
Rusdi Ramli
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(actor)
*
Zamani Slam
Al-Arqam
The religious Cult,
Al Arqam began in Datuk Keramat before relocating to Sg Penchala.
Marketplace
Keramat Mall
Keramat Mall houses a wet market, a dry market, a food court, a multipurpose hall and parking bays. The cost of the project was RM70 million. However, Keramat Mall is far from being the buzzing marketplace it was envisioned to be due to the mall being "neither trader friendly or consumer friendly".
In 2013, a Mini Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) was set-up in the marketplace.
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References
See also
* Kampung Padang Balang
Kampung Padang Balang or Padang Balang is the oldest surviving traditional village in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was circumferenced by Gombak Road, Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 ...
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Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur
Villages in Kuala Lumpur