Zoo Negara
Malaysia's national zoo, opened in 1963 by the country's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on 45 hectares at Ulu Klang. It holds thousands of animals of hundreds of species, from tigers and tapirs to orangutans.
- Where
- Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 3.2097, 101.7578
Get the Zoo Negara stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Zoo Negara. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Selangor volume with your photos and a note.
Near Zoo Negara
KLCC Park 7.7 km
The green heart of Kuala Lumpur City Centre, laid out to give the Petronas Twin Towers a garden at their feet. Paths, a lake with an evening fountain show and shaded lawns make it the best ground-level spot for taking in the towers.
Petronas Twin Towers 7.7 km
A pair of 88-storey towers rising 451.9 metres over the city centre, the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and still the tallest twin towers anywhere. A skybridge links the two halfway up, and the park at their feet is where most people stop to look up.
Aquaria KLCC 8.0 km
An oceanarium beneath the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, steps from the Petronas Twin Towers. Its long underwater tunnel lets sharks, rays and turtles glide overhead while you walk along a moving path.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur 8.4 km
The largest of the shopping centres in the Bukit Bintang district, with several floors of shops and food around a tall central atrium. Its forecourt fountain and seasonal decorations make it a meeting point for the whole area.
Bukit Bintang 8.7 km
Kuala Lumpur's shopping and entertainment district, built around one long main road and its big malls. After dark the pavements fill with cafés, bars, mamak stalls and the food street of Jalan Alor.
KL Tower 8.7 km
A 421 metre telecommunications tower on a forested hill in the city centre, among the tallest of its kind in the world. Lifts climb to a pod with an observation deck and a revolving restaurant that turns slowly over the rooftops of Kuala Lumpur.
Batu Caves 8.8 km
A limestone hill 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, its caves holding Hindu shrines, the most important dedicated to Murugan. A 43 metre golden statue of the god stands beside 272 painted steps, and each Thaipusam hundreds of thousands of devotees climb them.
Masjid Jamek 9.6 km
One of the oldest mosques in the city, standing on the spit where the Klang and Gombak rivers meet, the spot where Kuala Lumpur began. Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback and built in 1909, its domes and striped arches were the city's main place of prayer until 1965.
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Questions
Where is Zoo Negara?
Zoo Negara is in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are KLCC Park (7.7 km), Petronas Twin Towers (7.7 km), Aquaria KLCC (8.0 km).
How do I get the Zoo Negara stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Zoo Negara and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Selangor volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Zoo Negara before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Selangor volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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