Semerah

{{short description|Town in Malaysia}}

{{for|the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat|Semerah (federal constituency)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| image_skyline = File:Semerah.JPG

| image_caption = Semerah

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{MAS}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_type4 =

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Johor}}

| subdivision_name2 = {{Unbulleted list|Batu Pahat|Muar}}

| established_title = Established

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = {{Unbulleted list|83000|83600}}

| settlement_type = {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Town in Malaysia

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_info1 = {{script/Arabic|سميره}}

| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi

| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|zh|圣模那}}

| translit_lang1_type2 = Chinese

| translit_lang1_info3 =

| translit_lang1_type3 = Tamil

| coordinates = {{Coord|1|52|56.59|N|102|46|57.95|E|type:city_region:MY|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Malaysia Johor#Malaysia West#Malaysia

| pushpin_map_caption = Semerah in Johor, Malay Peninsular and Malaysia

| timezone1 = MYT

| utc_offset = +8

| official_name = Semerah

}}Semerah (Jawi; سميره; {{lang-zh|c=圣模那}}) is a town in both Batu Pahat District and Muar District in Johor, Malaysia.{{cite book|author=Khairul Faizi A Rahman|title=Parishes Short Info Data of Batu Pahat District|year=2014|publisher=Wow Eight|page=7}}

This town is basically a main street with old shophouses and a road to Semerah wet market (Pasar Semerah). They are mainly wooden structures with little or no civil foundation; some were rebuilt into concrete structures after fire damage or own effort. The east part of Semereh is within Muar town. There is a prominent Chinese Temple known as Tokong Kwang Yim Keng which was established before 1938, it is a prominent landmark and tourist attraction for the town.

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Neighbouring towns

{{Geographic Location

|title = Destinations from Semerah

|Northwest = Parit Jawa, Muar town

|North = Parit Tengah

|Northeast =

|West = Strait of Malacca

|Centre = Semerah

|East =

|Southwest = Strait of Malacca

|South = Strait of Malacca

|Southeast = Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

}}

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