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Johor Bahru (, Jawi: , , Tamil: ஜொகூர் பாரு), formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri, is the capital of the state of Johor in Peninsular Malaysia. Johor Bahru has a population of 497,067. It is a part of Iskandar Malaysia, the country's second largest metropolitan area,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Johor )〕 with an estimated population of 1,805,000 in 2013, and was the southernmost city in the Malay Peninsula. Johor Bahru has been the capital of the Sultanate of Johor since 1866, when the Sultanate administration centre was moved there from Telok Blangah in Singapore. There was development and modernisation within the city during the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar with the construction of administrative buildings, schools and religious buildings. During World War II, Johor Bahru was occupied by Japanese forces from 1942 to 1945. The Japanese used the Istana Bukit Serene as their main base to launch a final attack on the last British stronghold in Singapore. After the war, Johor was administered as part of the Unfederated Malay States and Johor Bahru remained the capital. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963, Johor Bahru retained its status as state capital and was granted city status in 1994. Presently, the city is the main shopping attraction for tourists from Indonesia and Singapore as prices in the city are much cheaper than in neighbouring Singapore. ==Etymology== The present area of Johor Bahru was originally known as Tanjung Puteri, and was a fishing village of the Malays located near Singapore. Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim then renamed Tanjung Puteri to Iskandar Puteri once he arrived in the area in 1858 after acquiring the territory from Sultan Ali; before it was renamed Johor Bahru by Sultan Abu Bakar following Temenggong death. The British preferred to spell its name as Johore Bahru or Johore Bharu, but the current accepted western spelling is ''Johor Bahru'', as ''Johore'' is only spelt ''Johor'' (without the letter "e" at the end of the word) in Malay language. The city is currently spelled as Johor Baru or Johor Baharu. The city was also once known as ''Little Swatow (Shantou)'' by the Chinese community in Johor Bahru as most of Johor Bahru Chinese are Teochew people whose ancestry are come from Shantou, China in the mid 1800s, during the reign of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johor Bahru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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