 Sungai Ara also borders Relau to the north and Bayan Baru to the east.Sungai Ara literally means "'fig river"' in Malay; it was named after an eponymous river which flows through the area.Sungai Ara was formerly an agricultural area; to this day, the original village of Sungai Ara still stands at the intersection of Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim and Jalan Tengah.