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Ipoh (/ ˈ iː p oʊ /, Malay pronunciation:) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak.Located by the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 150 km (93 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang. [2]
The Sam Poh Tong Temple (Chinese: 三寶洞 'three treasures cave') (also known as the Three Buddhas Cave) [2] is a Chinese temple built within a limestone cave and is the oldest and the main cave temple in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. [3]
Perak's Indian community is mostly of Tamil ethnicity, although it also includes other South Indian communities such as the Malayalees, principally in Sitiawan, Sungai Siput, Trolak and Kuala Kangsar; the Telugus, in Teluk Intan and Bagan Datuk; and the Sikhs, scattered in and around Perak, predominantly in Ipoh and Tanjung Tualang.
Ipoh, the anchor city of Kinta Valley. The Kinta Valley Conurbation is officially known as Zon Promosi Pembangunan (ZPP) Ipoh in the fourth National Physical Plan (NPP-4). [3] Centred in the city of Ipoh, the metropolitan area spans all of Batu Gajah and Kampar, as well as parts of Kuala Kangsar, Perak Tengah and Manjung municipalities.
Street map of Ipoh in 1921. The Kinta River and FMS railway run from the north to the SW corner. The heart of the town lies between them. Hugh Low Street is the main road running east–west, crossing the river, passing through the centre of town and leading to the railway station.
History [ edit ] The clock tower was constructed to commemorate James W. W. Birch , the first British Resident of the state of Perak and unveiled on 8 December 1909 at a cost of $25,000.
The Ipoh station is fronted by a large square known as the Ipoh Station Square. For much of its early history the square is a lawn sparsely lined with trees; a garden park was eventually built over the site over the course of the 1970s and 1980s, incorporating heavier vegetation, tiled and paved pathways, and a plaza containing sculptures and ...
The museum building was originally constructed in 1926 as a house for a wealthy tin miner named Foo Choong Kit. [1] In 1950, the house was sold to Perak Government in which it was then used to house the administrative center of the Department of Works [2] It was then opened as a museum in 1992.