Kota Iskandar
Kota Iskandar (Jawi: كوتا إسكندر) (formerly Johor State New Administrative Centre (JSNAC)) is an administrative centre for the state government of Johor, Malaysia. It is located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District and it is the first phase of the Iskandar Puteri project. The Iskandar Puteri project itself is a part of Iskandar Malaysia. Kota Iskandar was developed by Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd and the first phase was completed in 2008.
Kota Iskandar | |
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Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
District | Johor Bahru |
City | Iskandar Puteri |
Official launch | 19 April 2009 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
Time zone | MST |
Website | www.kotaiskandar.com |
Name
Kota Iskandar was named after the late Sultan of Johor, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar.
History
Kota Iskandar was officially launched by Sultan Iskandar on 19 April 2009. Within the same month, 2,200 civil servants moved to the new complex and the first sitting for Johor legislative assembly happened on 19 June 2009. In February 2010, public transportation was introduced to the area.[1]
Architecture
The administrative centre consists of the State Assembly Building, Chief Minister's and State Secretariat's Office (Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building). The buildings are based on a Johor-Malay and Moorish architecture. The Chief Minister's and State Secretary Office houses the chief minister's office, state EXCO offices, Secretary of State office and many other departments. It has 21,480 square feet (1,996 m2) of office space in a five-storey structure.[2]
It also features:
- Kota Iskandar Mosque[3]
- Sultan Ismail Building
- *Bangunan Dato' Jaafar Muhammad (Chief Minister's and State Secretariat's Office)
- *Dataran Mahkota
- *Bangunan Dato' Muhamad Salleh Perang & Bangunan Dato' Muhamad Ibrahim Munsyi (State Department Office)
- *Bangunan Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak (State Department Office)
Roads
- Lebuh Kota Iskandar
- Persiaran Dato' Bentara Luar
- Persiaran Dewan Negeri
- Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang
- Persiaran Dato' Menteri
- Persiaran Dato' Sri Amar Diraja
- Persiaran Laksamana
- Lebuh Bahtera
See also
References
- http://www.nusajayacity.com/government/gv_kota.html
- "Pusat Pentadbiran Baru Negeri Johor". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- http://kotaiskandar.com/ki-mosque.php
External links
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