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Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is Malaysia's southernmost major city, a bustling gateway wedged against the Strait of Johor where glossy shopping malls, street-food stalls, and colonial-era shophouses sit minutes from the Singapore border. Its identity is shaped by this cross-border pulse — a magnet for weekend shoppers, theme-park families heading to nearby Legoland, and commuters criss-crossing one of the world's busiest land frontiers.
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Johor Bahru is Malaysia's southernmost major city, a bustling gateway wedged against the Strait of Johor where glossy shopping malls, street-food stalls, and colonial-era shophouses sit minutes from the Singapore border. Its identity is shaped by this cross-border pulse — a magnet for weekend shoppers, theme-park families heading to nearby Legoland, and commuters criss-crossing one of the world's busiest land frontiers.