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Chulia street (Lebuh Chulia)
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Chulia Street is one of the oldest streets in George Town . It was laid out during the time of Captain Francis Light , and is one of the four main streets of his newly developed settlement, along with Light Street , Beach Street and Pitt Street . In its earliest incarnation, it was known as Malabar Street, after the Malabari Indians. By 1798, it had already acquired the name Chulia Street, or rather, Chulier Street, as it was then written. Until 1803, Chulier Street reached only till Love Lane . When it was extended, the section beyond Love Lane was then known as Chulier Road. Today the whole stretch is called Chulia Street, or Lebuh Chulia. This name is derived from the old Chola kingdom, and like Malabar, refers to the early Indians that settled there.
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