Gelugor

Gelugor was named after Garcinia atroviridis, known in Malay as asam gelugor.{{Cite web | url=http://dict.youdao.com/m/gelugor/ | title=Gelugor_有道手机词典 }} Widely endemic in the Malay Peninsula, this species is especially cultivated on Penang Island for its medicinal properties.

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File:Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Gelugor.jpgGelugor was one of the first areas of Penang Island to be inhabited. Fishermen had moved into the area from Sumatra in the 18th century, predating Captain Francis Light's founding of Penang Island in 1786. They settled around the mouth of the Gelugor River (Malay: Sungai Gelugor) and Bukit Gelugor.

Soon after Light came ashore in what is now the city centre in 1786, his Scottish partner, David Brown, cleared the jungles around Gelugor to make way for agricultural purposes, including spice and coconut plantations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.raafschoolpenang.com/mindenbarracks/history.htm|title=History|website=www.raafschoolpenang.com|access-date=2016-11-09}} Brown also brought in labourers from India to work in the estates. He eventually became the largest landowner on the island in the early 19th century.

Up until the end of World War II, Gelugor remained a rural area. Prior to the war, the British Army converted one of David Brown's houses into the Glugor Barracks, to be renamed later as Minden Barracks. The army camp was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army during the war. It was again put in use during the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation, before being closed for good in 1971 following the withdrawal of all British armed forces from Southeast Asia.

The development of residential estates at Gelugor began in the 1960s, originally to house civil servants. Also in the 1960s, a proposal to establish Penang's first university was mooted. Eventually, the Penang University ({{langx|ms|Universiti Pulau Pinang}}) was founded in 1969, before being relocated to the former Minden Barracks in 1971. The university has since been renamed Universiti Sains Malaysia, now one of the foremost public universities in Malaysia.

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Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah serves as the main thoroughfare within Gelugor.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-star-malaysia-star2/20161026/282720521505461|title=sanctuary of luxurious living|via=PressReader|access-date=2017-05-19|date=26 October 2016|work=The Star}} In recent years, much of the pan-island and incoming traffic from the Penang Bridge have been diverted to the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway that runs along the suburb's periphery. Construction of the {{Convert|6|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long Ayer Itam{{Ndash}}Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass, part of the Penang Transport Master Plan, is ongoing and expected to be completed by 2025.{{Cite news |date=2 Mar 2024 |title=5.7km bypass on island now 42% complete |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/03/02/57km-bypass-on-island-now-42-complete |access-date=6 Mar 2024 |work=The Star}} The bypass was designed to relieve congestion on the expressway by providing an alternative route through the suburb to Paya Terubong.{{Cite web |title=Bypass now 33% completed |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2023/05/27/bypass-now-33-completed |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=The Star |language=en}}

Rapid Penang routes 11, 13, 102, 206, 301, 302, 303, 304 and 401 serve the residents of the suburb, by connecting Gelugor with the city centre and other destinations such as the Penang International Airport, Ayer Itam, Tanjung Bungah and Balik Pulau.[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/11.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/13.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/102.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/206.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/301.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/302.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/303.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/304.gifRoute maps] rapidpg.com.my[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/401.gif Route maps] rapidpg.com.my

In addition, a cycling lane has been installed along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway as part of the move to encourage cycling as a form of alternative transportation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2015/10/14/lets-make-penang-malaysias-first-cycling-state/|title=Let's make Penang Malaysia's first Cycling State - Star2.com|date=2015-10-14|work=Star2.com|access-date=2017-03-26|language=en-US|archive-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528215007/https://www.star2.com/travel/malaysia/2015/10/14/lets-make-penang-malaysias-first-cycling-state/|url-status=dead}} This {{Convert|12.5|km|mile|abbr=on}}-long cycling lane extends from the city centre towards Queensbay Mall, south of the Penang Bridge.

File:Main gate at the Universiti Sains Malaysia.jpg is situated within Gelugor.|left]]A total of two primary schools and a high school are located within Gelugor. These national schools are listed as follows.

Primary schools

• SK Bukit Gelugor{{Cite web |url=http://www.sekolahmy.com/N_PULAU_PINANG/PBB1023.html |title=SK BUKIT GELUGOR - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia |website=www.sekolahmy.com |language=ms-MY |access-date=2017-05-19}}
• SK Minden Height{{Cite web |url=http://www.sekolahmy.com/N_PULAU_PINANG/PBA1014.html |title=SK MINDEN HEIGHT - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia |website=www.sekolahmy.com |language=ms-MY |access-date=2017-05-19}}

High school

• SMK Datuk Hj. Mohamed Nor Ahmad{{Cite web|url=http://www.sekolahmy.com/N_PULAU_PINANG/PEE1101.html|title=SMK DATUK HJ. MOHAMED NOR AHMAD - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia|website=www.sekolahmy.com|language=ms-MY|access-date=2017-05-19}}

Gelugor is home to one of the top Malaysian public universities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It was ranked fifth within Malaysia by the QS World University Rankings {{As of|2016|lc=y}}.{{Cite news|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2016|title=QS World University Rankings 2016|date=2016-08-25|work=Top Universities|access-date=2017-05-19}} USM is also the only university in Malaysia to be accorded APEX University status by the Malaysian federal government and one of the handful autonomous universities nationwide.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2012/01/26/four-more-local-universities--um-ukm-usm-upm--granted-autonomy/|title=Four more local universities - UM, UKM, USM, UPM - granted autonomy - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|last=Kulasagaran|first=Priya|access-date=2017-05-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usm.my/index.php/en/my-usm/apex/apex-status|title=USM {{!}} Universiti Sains Malaysia - APEX Status|website=www.usm.my|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-19}}

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