Iskandar Puteri is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It hosts Kota Iskandar, which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor. Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia.
Image: Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building (cropped)
Image: Entrance Legoland Malaysia
Image: Iskandar Puteri City Council (Medini Iskandar)
Image: Kota Iskandar Mosque
Johor, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It shares borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor shares maritime borders with Singapore to the south and Indonesia to both the west and east. As of 2023, the state's population is 4.19 million, making it the second most populous state in Malaysia, after Selangor. Johor Bahru is the capital city and the economic centre of the state, Kota Iskandar is the state administrative centre and Muar serves as the royal capital.
The Royal Crown in Istana Bukit Serene, Johor, dubbed the "Jewel"
Johor (柔佛国) delegates in Beijing, China, in 1761. 万国来朝图
A painting by John Edmund Taylor showing people in rowboats on the Johor River in the evening seen from Changi in Singapore, July 1879
Johor Bahru town during the British period, c. 1920