Johor Bahru 新山
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![Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, founder of Tanjung Puteri, which he renamed Iskandar Puteri (present-day Johor Bahru)](/Images/godic/202501/21/Temenggong_Daeng_Ibrahim5506.jpg")
![Sultan Abu Bakar, recognised as the founder of the modern city of Johor Bahru[16]Wong Ah Fook, the royal builder who contributed to the early development of the city's infrastructure](/Images/godic/202501/21/TAbu_Bakar5506.jpg")
Johor Bahru (Malaysian pronunciation: [ˈjohorˈbahru], formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri in the Malay language, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. As of the 2010 Malaysian census, Johor Bahru has a population of 497,067 and it is the country's second largest city and the southernmost city in the Malay Peninsula. Johor Bahru is connected to Singapore through Johor–Singapore Causeway.