Batu Caves is a town in Gombak

Gombak

Gombak is a district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala...

 district, Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

, Malaysia. The town is located between Selayang

Selayang

Selayang is the principal town of Gombak district in Selangor, Malaysia. The town is located about 10 km northwest from Kuala Lumpur, and a few kilometres from Batu Caves. A new township, Bandar Baru Selayang located just 2 km away and was named after the town, where the Selayang...

 and Gombak

Gombak

Gombak is a district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala...

. Currently, more residences are about to move in as the housing booming at the heart of the city.

Townships and villages

• Taman Jasa
• Kampung Nakhoda
• Taman Pinggiran Batu Caves
• Taman Industri Bolton
• Kampung Indian Settlement
• Taman Amaniah
• Taman Batu Caves
• Taman Selasih
• Taman Samudera
• Taman Desa Bakti
• Taman Desa Minang
• Taman Ehsan
• Taman Koperasi Polis
• Astana Gemilang
• Perkampungan Melayu Seri Gombak
• Taman Selayang
• Taman Seri Selayang
• Kampung Melayu
• Kampung Baru Batu Caves
• Kampung Laksamana
• Kampung Lalat
• Kampung Datuk Karim

Places of Worships

• Batu Caves
  Batu Caves
  Batu Caves , is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village.The cave is one of the...
  
   temple
• Al-Amaniah Mosque
  Al-Amaniah Mosque
  Masjid Jamek Al-Amaniah is a mosque in Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in Taman Amaniah, in the proximity Batu Caves....
  
  
• Surau Al-Kahfi
• Surau Al-Ubudiah
• Masjid Al-Khairiyah

Education

Housing booming at the town have lead more residences to move into the town and lead to the needs of more new schools.

Kindergartens

• Private
  • Tadika Setia Kasih
  • Tadika Disney
  • Tadika Islam Sayidina Abu-Bakar As-Siddiq

• Public
  • Tabika Kemas Perkampungan Melayu
  • Tabika Kemas Taman Seri Gombak

Primary schools

Currently, there are only six primary schools in the town.

• Public
  • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Seri Gombak
  • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Seri Gombak 2
  • Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (tamil) Batu Caves
  • Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang (1)
  • Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang (2)
  • Sekolah Rendah Islam Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq

Secondary schools

• Public
  • Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Gombak
  • Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hillcrest
    Sekolah Menengah Hillcrest
    Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hillcrest is a public school situated in Taman Sri Gombak and ranked as one of the best schools in the state of Selangor in Malaysia. The school is known for its achievement in standardised examinations such as Penilaian Menengah Rendah and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia...
    
    
  • Sekolah Menengah Taman Selayang
  • Sekolah Menengah Seri Selayang

Current Development

As more residences are about to move into the town, the need of developing more new facilities are necessary. With the initiative from the federal government, the citizens of this town will expected to get new train station

Batu Caves Komuter station

The Batu Caves Komuter station is a Malaysian commuter train station located at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. Reopened in August 2010, it is now a new terminus for the KTM Komuter network.- History :...

as indicated under the 9th Malaysia Plan. The project are expected to be completed by 2009.

Several new business centre have opened at the town heart and have raises the overall land-value. The development of the new-mosque have boost the land-value of the surrounding area at Taman Sri Gombak near the Tasik Taman Seri Gombak besides simplify the citizens and students to go to mosque for pray.