Shah Alam is a city in the Petaling District (together with a small portion of neighbouring Klang District) within Selangor State, Malaysia . It is located about 25 kilometres (15 mi) west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur . In 1978, it replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence in 1957 . Shah Alam was once known as Sungai Renggam and was noted for its rubber and oil palm estates. Later, the same area was identified as Batu Tiga prior to Malaysian independence, and has been a centre of rubber and palm oil trade for centuries. Its current name was chosen by the then state Sultan of Selangor , Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah , after his late father Sultan Alam Shah . Many other monuments, buildings and even a street are named after the late Sultan. Shah Alam was granted city status on 10 October 2000
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