Prangin Road, George Town
| Prangin Road | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Malaysia |
| State |
 Penang |
| City | George Town |
| Postal code | 10100 |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Penang Island City Council | |
| Existed: | 19th century – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Penang Road |
| East end: | Beach Street |
| 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°24′56.03″N 100°19′53.2″E / 5.4155639°N 100.331444°E
Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong (Malay)
牛車街 (Chinese)
Prangin Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. The one-way road, one of the busiest in the city centre, forms the southernmost limit of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site and runs along some of the city's major landmarks, including Komtar and Prangin Mall.
Prangin Road was named after a canal that once ran through the area. For much of the 19th century, the Prangin Canal marked the southernmost limits of George Town. The canal has since been disused, while the construction of Komtar in the 1970s heralded more modern forms of urbanisation along Prangin Road.
Prangin Road was named after the Prangin Canal, a two-metre wide waterway that once existed in the area. The canal ran along the road and into the sea, enabling sampans and small boats to ship in goods from larger vessels anchored in the Penang Straits, as well as agricultural produce from the interior of Penang Island downstream.
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