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Tanglin Road (Chinese :东陵路) is a road in Tanglin, Singapore; connecting between Alexandra Road and Orange Grove Road. It becomes large when traffic from the Napier Road is also channeled into Tanglin Road; and essentially after the Orange Grove Road it was renamed to Orchard Road.

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Tanglin Planning Area in Central ----, Singapore

Tanglin is a planning area located within the Central Region of Singapore. Tanglin is located west of Newton, Orchard, River Valley and Singapore River, south of Novena, east of Bukit Timah, northeast of Queenstown and north of Bukit Merah.

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