Shah Alam is a city in Petaling District within Selangor State, Malaysia, about 15 mi west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Shah Alamis thestate capitalofSelangor,Malaysiaand situated within thePetalingDistrict and a small portion of the neighbouringKlang District.Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state ofSelangorin 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into aFederal Territoryin 1974. Itwas the firstplanned cityin Malaysia afterindependence from Britainin 1957. Shah Alam is best known for beautiful scenery andits great universities.
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