“Every big city has its little communities, but they don't have the quaint, small-town charm…” - Michael Goss
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| (A big signage at Jugra Hill) |
Jugra is a historical town in Kuala Langat District, Selangor. It is separated from Pulau Carey by the Langat River. Jugra was the royal capital of Selangor when the then ruling monarch, Sultan Abdul Samad built Istana Jugra and moved there in 1875. It was situated in a strategic location, not exactly at the river mouth but easily accessible from the Straits of Malacca, and protected by Bukit Jugra, which stands clearly out above the low-lying mangrove swamps. For centuries it served as a familiar landmark to navigators of the Straits of Malacca, the Chinese, Arab and European mariners. Bukit Jugra was also known to many foreign navigators as Parcelar Hill, derived from the Arabic name for it, Balasar.
It was during this time that Jugra also briefly became the centre of British administration in Selangor, although this was soon moved to Klang, and a decade later to Kuala Lumpur. The Sultan continued to live at Jugra until he died in 1898, and the new Sultan, Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah also known as Sultan Sulaiman was proclaimed there. Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman subsequently moved his official residence to the Istana Alam Shah in Klang further north in 1905, where he lived there for the next 35 years.
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| (Places of interest in Jugra) |
On our day-trip, we managed to visit most places of interest in this laid-back town:
11. Masjid Alaeddin
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