5°25′6.34″N 100°20′41.9″E / 5.4184278°N 100.344972°E
| Malay: Pengkalan Weld Chinese: 海墘 Tamil: கிடங்கு தெரு | |
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| Maintained by | Penang Island City Council |
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| Location | George Town |
| North end | King Edward Place |
| South end | Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | Mid-1880s |
PENGKALAN WELD Weld Quay10300 P. PINANG | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Part of | George Town UNESCO Core and Buffer Zones |
| Reference no. | 1223 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
Weld Quay is a coastal road in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. One of a handful of places worldwide that was named after a Prime Minister of New Zealand, the road runs along the city's eastern shoreline, connecting the Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu Expressway with Light Street and Beach Street.
Weld Quay was created as part of a massive land reclamation project in George Town in the late 19th century, which pushed the coastline further east.[1] During the heyday of British rule, Weld Quay was home to the Port of Penang, which was then one of the major ports in Malaya. The Chinese Clan Jetties at the road was originally built to house the Chinese labourers employed at the harbour.[2]
Now part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site, major transportation hubs are still located along Weld Quay today, such as Swettenham Pier and the Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal, the latter being used for the cross-strait Rapid Ferry services.[3][4] A public bus terminal adjacent to the ferry terminal allows ferry passengers to board Rapid Penang buses to various parts of the city.
- ^ Khoo, Salma Nasution (2007). Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca Books. ISBN 9789839886009.
- ^ "The Weld Quay Clan Jetties | Living Heritage & Traditional Trades | Heritage". www.tourismpenang.net.my. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "The Changing Harbour Front". Penang Monthly. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Ferry Services". Port of Penang.