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Kuala Lumpur

A skyline punctuated by minarets, Mogul-style domes and skyscrapers; colorful, food-stall-lined streets shaded by a leafy canopy of banyan trees – this is Kuala Lumpur.

Pointed white-and-green tiered roofs of Istana Budaya in Kuala Lumpur, with entrance steps and palm trees

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