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Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka



Jalan Tukang Emas / Goldsmith Street.

There are Street in the Heritage zone that often symbolized harmonies between all major races in Melaka. The streets are Goldsmith Street (Jalan Tukang Emas) and Temple Street (Jalan Tokong). Why? Because along Goldsmith Street and Temple Street are locations of the age old worship place of different faith. Kampung Kling Mosque (1748) and Sri Poyyatha Vinayar Moorthi temple (1781) place side by side at Goldsmith Street. Cheng Hoon Teng Temple (1600s) is at Temple Street.

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Kampung Ketek



Kampung Ketek the almost forgotten…

One of the oldest village recorded since the Dutch era in Melaka is ‘Kampung Ketek’ or Ketek Village. It’s history can be track down on the transcript in the Malay Anal written by famous Malay literary figure in 18th century and now describes as “The Father of Modern Malay Literature” – Abdullah Munsyi. At the past, Kampung Ketek was called Kampung Pali. Now it is surrounded by old shop houses and strategically located at the UNESCO world heritage zone.

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