Semerah | |
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Town in Malaysia | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | سميره |
• Chinese | 圣模那 |
Coordinates: 1°52′56.59″N 102°46′57.95″E / 1.8823861°N 102.7827639°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
District | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MYT) |
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Semerah (Jawi; سميره; Chinese: 圣模那) is a town in both Batu Pahat District and Muar District in Johor, Malaysia.[1]
This town is basically a main street with old shophouses and a road to Semerah wet market (Pasar Semerah). They are mainly wooden structures with little or no civil foundation; some were rebuilt into concrete structures after fire damage or own effort. The east part of Semereh is within Muar town. There is a prominent Chinese Temple known as Tokong Kwang Yim Keng which was established before 1938, it is a prominent landmark and tourist attraction for the town.