From its humble beginnings as a tin mining outpost in the mid-19th century to a global financial and tourism hub, Kuala Lumpur’s transformation has been nothing short of a miracle.
In Malay, Kuala means "estuary" or "confluence," and Lumpur means "mud." The city was founded in 1857 at the exact point where the Gombak and Klang rivers meet, likely giving it the “muddy confluence” moniker.
Today, KL is a city of futuristic glass skyscrapers – some of the world’s tallest – that stand directly alongside century-old rainforests and colonial-era shop houses.
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