Ulu Tiram
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Ulu Tiram is a town in Johor Bahru District
Johor Bahru District
This article refers to a district in the state of Johor in Malaysia. For other uses, see Johor Bahru The Johor Bahru district is located in the southern part of Johor, separated from Singapore by Straits of Johor. It covers an area of 1,871 km² and has a population of over 1.2 million...

, Johor
Johor
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. The town lies along trunk road number three, named Tebrau Highway, at the junction which leads to Ulu Tiram. The trunk road leads on to Mersing
Mersing
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 in northeast Johor and Kuantan
Kuantan
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 in Pahang
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.Ulu Tiram is easily accessible through the Tebrau Highway, Jalan Kota Tinggi trunk road, and the Senai-Desaru Expressway
Senai-Desaru Expressway
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.

Ulu Tiram is located approximately 18 km from Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
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 to the south and 20 km from Kota Tinggi
Kota Tinggi
Kota Tinggi is a town in the state of Johor of Malaysia, located around 42 kilometers north-east of Johor Bahru, on the road to Mersing. Hometown of Azizul Hanipah. Kota Tinggi can also be reached by ferry from Changi terminal in Singapore where tourists need to pass through the immigration check...

 to the north.

History

The area first saw Chinese settlers open up "kangchu" plantations in Kangkar Sungai Tiram. In the early 20th century, numerous rubber estates were established by British and Chinese planters and led to the influx of more Chinese and Indian immigrants. In the early days of Malaysian independence, FELDA land development schemes in the area allowed more Malays to enjoy the benefits of palm oil and rubber agriculture.

Since the 1990s, the urban expansion of Johor Bahru has ended Ulu Tiram's relative isolation and it is now one of the fastest growing suburbs of the city as part of the Tebrau growth corridor. The town hosts a taxi depot which ferries people around Johor as well as to 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...

. The taxi depot hosts a small shopping complex. The town is of little interest; markets and shophouses selling various provisions and accessories constitutes much of the town. The town also hosts a small housing and industrial estate.

Housing Estates

  • Bandar Tiram
  • Taman Bukit Tiram
  • Taman Intan
  • Taman Sri Tiram
  • Taman Ros
  • Taman Mutiara
  • Taman Nora
  • Taman Gunung Emas
  • Taman Zamrud
  • Taman Dato' Cheelam
  • Taman Puteri Wangsa
  • Taman Desa Cemerlang
  • Taman Bestari Indah 1

Tiram Indoor Water Park

Tiram Indoor Water Park covers about 26000 square feet (2,415.5 m²) and is proudly the first water theme park in a shopping complex in Johor. It can entertain up to 1000 people at one time.

The Indoor water theme park which took 6 month to construct cost about RM4 million and is positioned in the ground floor of Today’s Mall, Ulu Tiram and started its operation last August.

Today's Mall

Today's Mall Ulu Tiram is a 3-storey fully air-con contemporary shopping center, covering almost 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) land. Its gross built up area is approximately 800000 square feet (74,322.4 m²). It’s also worth mentioning that this premise provides more than 1,000 free parking spaces, with 24 hours security, made up of 250 shop lots, and areas designated for exhibition, promotion, kiosks, booths, and etc.

Tiram Mart

Tiram Mart is a single level hypermarket located in the Town Centre of Ulu Tiram and is attached with the newly completed McDonald's
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24 hour Drive-Thru Restaurant. The total built up area of Tiram Mart is 110000 sq ft (10,219.3 m²). with a combination of a wet and dry market consisting of around 150 retail shops and kiosks under one roof. A total of 1,000 free car parks are available in the Tiram Mart compound.

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