Little India, Penang
| Little India | |
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| Ethnic enclave | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tamil | லிட்டில் இந்தியா, பினாங்கு |
| • Chinese | 小印度 |
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| Coordinates: 5°25′04″N 100°20′19″E / 5.417742°N 100.338556°ECoordinates: 5°25′04″N 100°20′19″E / 5.417742°N 100.338556°E | |
| Country |
 Malaysia |
| State |
 Penang |
| City | George Town |
| Government | |
| • Local Government | Penang Island City Council |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 10200 |
| Area code(s) | +604 |
| Website | penanglittleindia |
Covering an area around Queen Street, Chulia Street and Market Street,Little India (Tamil: குட்டி இந்தியா) in the city of George Town in Malaysia, is an ethnic Indian enclave. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here. This area bears many similarities to market streets in Chennai, Mumbai or Delhi. It location at the centre of Penang Heritage Zone and nearby Penang's main finance centre, Beach Street make it one of the most famous and notable shopping spot in Penang among local and tourist.Little India is also famous for Malaysian Indian cuisine.It also serve as main commercial and cultural activities of Penang Indians. The place becomes more lively during festival times like Deepavali, Christmas and Thaipusam
The Penang's Little India located in the heart of Georgetown,the capital of Penang. It is in the centre of Penang Heritage Zone. Penang's Little India covered by 3 streets, which is:
But the Little India also can be expanded to the Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling and Church Street due to large number of Indian business over there.
During the early days of the settlement, Chulia Street was allotted to the Indian immigrants as their enclave. However, over the years, the Chinese immigrant settler community grew in size, resulting in Little India being cocooned in the centre of the ever-growing Chinese community and bordering what is today referred to as Chinatown. The Indian immigrant settlers took up a variety of roles in the settlement, as agricultural labourers, money lenders and spice traders. This meticulously regimented network was among the earliest parts of George Town planned under the administration of Sir Francis Light, the English founder of Penang.
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