Penang Road, George Town
| Penang Road | |
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Jalan Penang (Malay) |
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| Country |
 Malaysia |
| State |
 Penang |
| City | George Town |
| Postal code | 10000 |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Penang Island City Council | |
| Major junctions | |
| North end: | Farquhar Street |
| South end: | Magazine Circus (next to Komtar) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Part of | George Town UNESCO Buffer Zone |
| Reference no. | 1223 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
Coordinates: 5°25′5.23″N 100°19′53.15″E / 5.4181194°N 100.3314306°E
Jalan Penang (Malay)
Penang Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. It runs between Farquhar Street to the north and KOMTAR to the south. The road is a one-way road, with the traffic directed southwards towards KOMTAR.
Penang Road is one of the major streets in George Town, as it is heavily used daily by motorists and Rapid Penang public buses heading towards KOMTAR from the UNESCO Site and Gurney Drive. In addition, Penang Road is home to a number of attractions, such as the bars at Upper Penang Road and Chowrasta Market, one of the few wet markets still in operation within George Town. In particular, Chowrasta Market offers a variety of local produce and pastries unique to Penang, such as nutmegs and tau sar pneah biscuits.
A number of hotels also line the Upper Penang Road stretch between Farquhar and Leith Streets.
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