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Titiwangsa Lake Park ( ms, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa) is an
The park spreads across an area of with a of lake. The lake garden has facilities such as a jogging track, cycling track, kayaking, horse riding facility, radio-controlled car racing track etc.
Titiwangsa Park
Lake gardens activities pricing and other information Year of establishment missing Gardens in Malaysia Parks in Kuala Lumpur Lakes of Malaysia {{Malaysia-geo-stub
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to r ...
in Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
History
The gardens feature a large centrallake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
that was a byproduct of tin mining
Tin mining began early in the Bronze Age, as bronze is a copper-tin alloy. Tin is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, with approximately 2 ppm (parts per million), compared to iron with 50,000 ppm.
History
Tin extraction and use can ...
activities under British Rule
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. Later on, the area was cleaned up and developed into a park.The name Titiwangsa was chosen because Titiwangsa is a mountain range that forms the backbone of Peninsular Malaysia. Before that, the park was named after Taman Jalan Kuantan. The name felt appropriate because the view of the park's flat land and its greenery reflected the scenery and climate of the mountain range.
Architecture
The park spreads across an area of with a of lake. The lake garden has facilities such as a jogging track, cycling track, kayaking, horse riding facility, radio-controlled car racing track etc.
Transport
The lake garden is accessible within walking distance north east ofTitiwangsa Station
Titiwangsa station is a rapid transit interchange station Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, The station is served by the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the KL Monorail Line. The station allows seamless physical and fare integration between the t ...
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See also
* List of tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur *Mining in Malaysia
Mining is one of the main industries in Malaysia. Malaysia produces aggregate, bauxite, clay, coal, copper, feldspar, gold, gravel, ilmenite, iron ore, kaolin, limestone, mica, monazite, sand, silica sand, struverite and tin.
History
Tin min ...
References
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Titiwangsa Park
Lake gardens activities pricing and other information Year of establishment missing Gardens in Malaysia Parks in Kuala Lumpur Lakes of Malaysia {{Malaysia-geo-stub