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Putrajaya
Putrajaya is a planned city, 25
km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre
of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to
Putrajaya, due to overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur area.
Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur
remains Malaysia's national capital, being the seat of the King and
Parliament, as well as the country's commercial and financial centre.
Putrajaya was the brainchild of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir
Mohammad. In 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third Federal Territory after
Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul
Rahman Putra, the city is within the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the
recently developed Cyberjaya. In Sanskrit, "putra" means "prince" or "male
child", and "jaya" means "success" or "victory". The development of
Putrajaya started in early 1990s, and today major landmarks have been
completed and the population is expected to grow in the near future.
Putrajaya is home to the world's
largest roundabout, the Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah with a
perimeter of 3.5 km. (2.7 miles)
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