Kota Kinabalu travel guide

Top 10 sights in Kota Kinabalu

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   Kota Kinabalu City Mosque

   mosque in Malaysia

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   Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park

   national park in Malaysia

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   Sabah Museum

   museum in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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   Sabah State Mosque

   mosque in Malaysia

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   Tanjung Aru

   District of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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   Atkinson Clock Tower

   clock tower in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu

   church in Sabah, Malaysia

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   Petagas War Memorial

   Park dedicated to victims of World War II

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   St. Michael's Church, Penampang

   church in Sabah, Malaysia

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    Double Six Monument

    memorial to the airplane crash

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   Gaya Street

   Unofficial "China Town" of KK

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   Pu Tuo Si Temple

   Malaysian Buddhist temple

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   Kepayan

   sub-district, or a neighbourhood, within the city of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia

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   The Green Connection

   aquarium and science center in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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   Peak Nam Toong Temple

   Chinese temple in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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   Malaysia Monument

   Monument to the federation of Malaysia in Deasoka square

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   Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum

   museum in Kota Kinabalu District, Sabah

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