Penang Isle: Burmah Road Kuan Yin Temple

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Located along Burmah Road, this is yet another temple dedicated for Kuan Yin or the Goddess of mercy (similarly to the one at Pitt Street) in George Town. This temple was reportedly founded in 1922 by an abbot of Kek Lok Si Temple. This temple is also crowded usually during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, despite it not being the Nine Emperor Gods temple.

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Penang Street Art (Nasi Kandar Seller)

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This steel rod sculpture located at Ah Quee Street can be found on a wall of an orange restaurant. It depicts how Nasi Kandar was being sold in the old days by Indian Muslims in Penang. The word Nasi Kandar, originated in the old days of Penang when nasi (rice) sellers would balance a kandar pole on their shoulder with two huge containers of rice meals or curry dishes.

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George Town Street View: ROPE WALK (Jalan Pintal Tali)

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Jalan Pintal Tali or also known as Rope Walk is one of the old streets in George Town. It was said that the street used to house traditional rope makers back when rope was commonly used for ships and bullock carts (hence, the name of the street). Presently, several few hardware and junk shops have set up shops along the street.

The street can be accessed via Campbell Street and there is also a steel rod wall sculpture located at this street.

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Penang Jewish Cemetery

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The Penang Jewish Cemetery was established in 1805 and is the oldest Jewish cemetery (and likely the only one) in the country. It is located on a plot of land situated alongside Jalan Zainal Abidin (formerly Jahudi Road), a small link road located between Burmah and MacAlister Roads in George Town.

The oldest Jewish tombstone at the cemetery is dated 9 July 1835 which is believed to have belonged to the English Jewess that was the benefactor who donated the land where the current cemetery stands. Most of the graves within the cemetery are built resembling a triangular vaulted-lid casket (like the ossuaries commonly found in Israel). There are approximately 107 graves located in the cemetery, with the most recent tombstone dated 2011 which belonged to the final member of the Jewish community in Penang.

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Penang Isle: Nagore Durgha Sheriff (or Nagore Dargha Sheriff)

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Nagore Durgha Sheriff mosque located at the intersection of King Street and Chulia Street is a small shrine built in honor of a Muslim saint. The shrine which was built in the 1800s, is located at the the heritage zone of George Town and is found to be the oldest Indian Muslim shrine in Penang.

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