South East Asia Destination Guide

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Arab Street

Arab Street Arab Street as we know from the name is where the community of Arabs stayed when they first came to Singapore. Arab Street is adjoining to Kampong Glam. From the Sultan Mosque, one can take a few minutes walk to the Arab Street. The Arab Street is a beautiful place. The spectrum of fabrics flowing onto the pavements of Arab Street comprise chiffon, silk, cotton georgette and include the batiks of Indonesia and Malaysia. Located between Kandahar and Aliwal streets is the Istana Kampong Gelam. It was built as the royal palace of Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah, the

Kampong Glam / Geylang Serai

Kampong Glam / Geylang Serai These are 2 different areas. Kampong Glam is where Arab Street is located, and Geylang Serai in the Geylang area. Kampong Glam was very much a Muslim community in the past - it was where the first Arabs and Malays settled. “Kampong” in Malay simply means village. There has been some disagreement on how “Glam” was derived. It could have meant the Gelam tribe of sea gypsies that used to live in the area, or from the Glam trees that had existed in the area. Nevertheless, this was where the Malays had lived long before the