We have tourist attraction,speciality shops and more.We even have a quiz! Kampong Glam is also known as Arab Street. 

Kampong  Glam was very much a muslim community in the past. it was the area where the fisrt Arabs and Malays settled.

Origin

"Kampong" in Malay simply means village and while there has been some disagreement on how "Glam" was derived. This could have meant the gypsies that used to live in the area, or fromthe Glam trees that existed in the area. the Malays had been living in Singapore long before the Chinese and Indians settled in here. Most parts of the Kampong Glam has been renovated to retain the architectural heritage. there are a lot of shops and eateries offering Malay, Indonesian and Indian delights around Kampong Glam. Some of these shophouses sell batik, linens, caneware and perfumes. This is a Malay woman reading a book.