Batu Caves (town)
Batu Caves is a mukim and town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Named after the limestone caves and Hindu shrine Batu Caves, the town is experiencing an increase in residences due to a housing boom in the center of the city.
History
A Giant outlet opened in 2003 and closed on 11 January 2025 due to end of lease period.Townships and villages
- Taman Jasa
- 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 Nakhoda
- Kampung Bendahara
- Kampung Lalat
- Kampung Sungai Kertas
- Kampung Datuk Karim
- Taman Gombak Permai
- Selayang Mulia
- Selayang Mutiara
- Kampung Melayu Sri Wira Damai
Places of Worships
- Batu Caves temple
- Tiong Yee Temple
- Chee Choy Kong Temple
- Xian Fa Shi Gong Temple
- Al-Amaniah Mosque
- Surau Al-Kahfi
- Surau Al-Ubudiah
- Surau Al-Ikhwan
Education
The housing boom in the town has led more residents to move into the town and led to the need for more new schools.Kindergartens
- Private
- * Tadika Setia Kasih
- * Tadika Disney
- * Tadika Islam Sayidina Abu-Bakar As-Siddiq
- * 3Q MRC Junior Taman Sri Gombak
- 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 Kebangsaan Taman Samudera
- * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Selasih
- * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Batu Caves
- * Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang
- * Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang
- * Sekolah Rendah Islam Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq
Secondary schools
- Public
- * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Gombak
- * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hillcrest
- * Sekolah Menengah Taman Selayang
- * Sekolah Menengah Seri Selayang
Current developments
Several new business centre have opened at the town heart and have raised the overall land-value. The development of the new-mosque has boosted 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.Transportation
Public transport
The main rail station serving Batu Caves is the Batu Caves Komuter station, opened in 2010 as part of the refurbishment of the Sentul-Batu Caves branch line. The station is on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.RapidKL and Selangor Omnibus buses serve this town.