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{{short description|Town in Selangor, Malaysia}}
{{about|the town in Malaysia|the historical region in Russia|Yugra}}
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[[File:Jugra 1.jpg|thumb|Jugra]]
[[File:Map of Kuala Langat District, Selangor.svg|thumb|Jugra in Kuala Langat District]]

'''Jugra''' (Jawi: جوڬرا) is a [[mukim]], historical town and a former royal town in [[Kuala Langat District]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. It is separated from [[Carey Island|Pulau Carey]] by the [[Langat River]]. The town is administered by the Zone 16 of the [[Kuala Langat Municipal Council]].

==History==
Jugra was the royal capital of [[Selangor]] when the then ruling monarch, [[Sultan Abdul Samad]], built [[Istana Bandar|Istana Jugra]] (Jugra Palace) and moved there in 1875. It was situated in a strategic location, not exactly at the river mouth but easily accessible from the [[Straits of Malacca]], and protected by a hill, [[Bukit Jugra]]; which stands clearly out above the low-lying mangrove swamps. For centuries, it served as a familiar landmark to navigators of the Straits of Malacca. Chinese, Arab and European mariners marked it in their charts; Bukit Jugra was also known to many foreign navigators as Parcelar Hill, derived from the Arabic name for it, ''balasar''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.visitselangor.com/bukit-jugra/ |title=Bukit Jugra|date= 3 June 2018|work=VisitSelangor.com}}</ref>

It was during this time that Jugra also briefly became the centre of [[British Empire|British]] administration in Selangor, although this was soon moved to [[Klang, Malaysia|Klang]] and, a decade later, to [[Kuala Lumpur]]. The [[Sultan]] continued to live at Jugra until he died in 1898, and the new Sultan, Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah also known as [[Sulaiman of Selangor|Sultan Sulaiman]] was proclaimed there. This was the last important occasion in Jugra. Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman subsequently moved his official residence to the [[Istana Alam Shah]] in Klang further north in 1905, where he lived for the next 35 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2f2008%2f12%2f14%2fsundaymetro%2f2771577&sec=SundayMetro|title=The great escape|date=14 December 2008|work=The Star|access-date=20 November 2015|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015014536/https://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2F2008%2F12%2F14%2Fsundaymetro%2F2771577&sec=SundayMetro|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After that, Jugra quickly shrank to become a backwater, as even the Kuala Langat constituency's administration was relocated to [[Banting]].

==Places of interest==

Among places of interest in this quaint town are royal palaces such as [[Istana Bandar]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.journeymalaysia.com/MHIS_jugra.htm |title=Jugra |work=Journey Malaysia |author=Hailey Hassan|date =10 February 2003}}</ref> [[Makam Sultan Abdul Samad]], a royal mausoleum, and mosques such as [[Masjid Alaeddin]].  The nearby Bukit Jugra is used for paragliding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/kuala-lumpur/outdoor/jugra-paragliding |title=Jugra Paragliding |work=Time Out}}</ref>

==Access==
===Car===
[[Malaysia Federal Route 5|Federal Route 5]] from [[Klang, Malaysia|Klang]] or [[Port Dickson]], and [[South Klang Valley Expressway|SKVE]] from [[Kajang]] or [[Putrajaya]].

===Public transportation===
Rail transit services are unavailable in Jugra, and [[rapidKL]] buses do not ply this area, but ''Smart Selangor'' buses (route BTG2), a free bus service subsidized by the Selangor state government, connects the nearby hamlet of Permatang Pasir (about 2&nbsp;km east) to [[Banting]] town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bas Smart Selangor (Laluan Bas Banting - MDKL - Hospital Banting/IPD Kuala Langat - Taman Banting Baru - Permatang Pasir - Chodoi - Banting)|url=http://www.mdkl.gov.my/ms/perniagaan/perkhidmatan/bas-smart-selangor-laluan-bas-banting-mdkl-hospital-bantingipd-kuala-langat|website=Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BTG2 : HENTIAN BANTING ~ BANDAR BARU BANTING|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us/rapid-kl/bus/number?routeid=S2060|website=Myrapid Your Public Transport Portal|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref> From Banting town, passengers can then switch to another ''Smart Selangor'' route (route BTG1) which goes to [[KLIA 2]] and [[Salak Tinggi ERL station|ERL Salak Tinggi]].

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[[Category:Kuala Langat District]]
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