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
}}
References
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