For other uses of the word Johor Bahru, see Johor Bahru (disambiguation)

Johor Bahru (disambiguation)

Johor Bahru may be:*Johor Bahru usually refers to the capital city of the State of Johor in Malaysia, an area governed by Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru .*Johor Bahru can also mean:...

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Daerah Sentral Johor Bahru, or Johor Bahru Central District, is the commercial and political centre for the city of Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

 in Malaysia.

DSJB is officially defined as the area within the Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road

Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, Federal Route is a multi-lane federal ring road highway that circles the Central Business District of Johor Bahru or Daerah Sentral Johor Bahru in Malaysia...

 comprising the city centre, Royal Johor Museum, the palace grounds, city zoo, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, the new Southern International Gateway, the Causeway, and the customs complexes.

Centre for business

The area is a centre of business activity. All of the country's major banks have a presence in the city centre. Major shopping centres such as Johor Bahru City Square

Johor Bahru City Square

Johor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building located in the Central Business district of Johor Bahru. City Square, along with Komtar, are located on Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Due in part to its proximity to the Johor-Singapore Causeway, City Square attracts many shoppers from Singapore...

 and Kotaraya are located within the area.

Centre for politics and government

The area is also the seat of the Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

 State Government, state branches of the federal government as well as political parties' offices.

A transport hub

The area also plays host to the custom,immigration and quarantine(CIQ) complex of the Malaysian Government on the Malaysia-Singapore Causeway. A new CIQ is now under construction.

The Johor Bahru Train Station and the Senai International Airport

Senai International Airport

Senai International Airport , officially known as Sultan Ismail International Airport , is an airport located in the town of Senai, near Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The airport is the secondary hub for Firefly.-History:Opened in 1974, it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern...

City Lounge is also located in the area.