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Discover Kampong Jambu
The district Kampong Jambu of Taiping in Perak is a district in Malaysia about 134 mi north-west of Kuala Lumpur, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ipoh, George Town, Tanah Rata, Betong and Alor Setar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 78 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 23% |
Air Humidity | 96% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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29°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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32°C (89 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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30°C (86 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Taiping Perak
Novotel Taiping Perak
The Regency Hotel Seri Warisan
SSL Traders Hotel
Potato Hotel
Beverly Hotel
Hotel Vistana Micassa
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Majlis Graduasi MRSM Taiping 2012 (Part 1)
Graduation Day for Batch 28 of MRSM Taiping at Taiping Perdana Hotel.
Taiping Letter Head, Poster, Note Pad, Card, Letter Paper, Printing, Delivery in Perak
http://www.KengDesign2u.com ○ Email : kengdesign2u@gmail.com ○ Tel : 05 466 7954 Taiping Letter Head, Poster, Note Pad, Card, Letter Paper, Printing, Delivery in Taiping Perak Malaysia...
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Lion Dance Performance At Tesco Taiping During Chinese New Year 2015
Got to see how Tesco Taiping ushered a good year with exciting lion dance performance.
Weird Caterpillar (Taiping, Malaysia, 2013-01-22)
Weird Caterpillar (Taiping, Malaysia, 2013-01-22). Went for a walk through the immediate hillside bush surrounding Taiping. Came across a barred road where we found a weird looking green caterpill.
Water Fall Slow Motion Using iPhone 6 Plus. Taiping, Malaysia
Water Fall Slow Motion Using iPhone 6 Plus. Location Taiping, Malaysia.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Taiping War Cemetery
The Taiping War Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Taiping) is the final resting place for Allied personnel who were killed during World War II, particularly the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Servicemen who died after the war or during their posting in northern Malaya prior to the Malayan Emergency are also interred here. The cemetery is located in Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia and was erected and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Kamunting
Kamunting is the biggest satellite town in Taiping's Larut, Matang dan Selama district, Perak, Malaysia. It is also the biggest industrial town in Taiping and is famous mainly for being home to the Kamunting Detention Center a prison camp for detainees under the Internal Security Act, many of whom are held without trial for an indefinite period.
Changkat Jering
Changkat Jering is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is near the larger town of Taiping. It connects Taiping to the North-South Expressway via the southern exit. Changkat Jering is famed for its big weekly evening market on Saturdays. Changkat Jering is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Bukit Gantang.
Terong
Terong is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. The town is located between Changkat Jering and Pantai Remis. It is famous for the quality of its water and the presence of a waterfall. Tin was also mined there until 1980. It had Chinese, Malay and Tamil primary schools but the numbers have dwindled considerably. The village is surrounded by plantations of rubber and palm oil trees. Many quaint shops exist in the village centre.
Padang Rengas
Padang Rengas is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. The town is located about 15 km from Kuala Kangsar town. It has a police station, railway station, rural health centre, market and Schools ~ SJK(C) Khiu Min, SK Tun Dr. Ismail, SK Perempuan & SMK Tun Perak, including a Technical-based education school. Padang Rengas has a major cement manufacturing complex and surrounded by rubber estates.
Taiping Airport
Taiping Airport is an airport in Taiping, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Muzaffar Shah formerly Creagh Road, Assam Kumbang and also called as Tekah Airport. The airport was built in early 1929, this wooden structure aerodrome was the first airfield in the state of Perak and also in Peninsular Malaysia. The airstrip can accommodate the Fokker planes only, because the landing strip is too short for modern aircraft to land and take off. Taiping Airport is the oldest airport in Malaysia.
Jerlun
Jerlun is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in Kuala Kangsar.
Simpang Empat (Semanggol), Perak
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Kamunting Detention Center
Kamunting Detention Centre is a prison camp located in Kamunting, near the town of Taiping, Perak, in Malaysia. The prison is used by the government to detain and interrogate persons arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The detention is also known as Malaysia's Supermax prison or Maximum security prison. It is alleged that this is the site where the Malaysian authorities would hold up political prisoners, usually from the opposition, and conduct torture against detainees.
Zoo Taiping
Zoo Taiping (Malay for Taiping Zoo) is a zoological park located at Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Established in 1961, Taiping Zoo is the oldest Zoo in Malaysia. It is one of the major zoological parks in Malaysia. It covers 34 acres and exhibits 1300 animals representing 180 species of amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. It also has a night safari. As the only zoo in North Malaysia, it tends to receive a large amount of visitors.
Taiping Prison
Taiping Prison, originally called The Perak Prison and better known as "Taiping Gaol", was established in 1879 and is the first and oldest modern prison complex in Malaysia. It was also the largest prison complex at the time. In 1881 Seikh warders were brought in to assist Malay warders and vocational trainers were brought in from Hong Kong to introduce useful industry in the prison. In 1882 there was an exercise to place prison inmates into categories. In 1889 a European warder was appointed.
Taiping Lake Gardens
Taiping Lake Gardens is the first public garden established during the British rule in Malaysia. The garden is located near Bukit Larut, and is equidistant to the town centre and the Taiping Zoo.
Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah
Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah or SERATAS is a boarding school located 3 km from the town of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated at the foot of Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill). The school covers an area of 51.9 acres and was founded on 1 January 1982 under the Rancangan Malaysia Ketiga (RMK-3). The school was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Sains Perak and as Sekolah Menengah Sains Taiping or SEMESTA.
2009 Perak bus crash
The 2009 Perak bus crash was an accident that happened on December 26, 2009 at 1.23 am on a Sani Express bus which carried 48 people. The incident happened when the bus was heading from Klang to Kangar skidded and crashed into the divider of Malaysia’s North-South Highway in this capital of northern Perak state which resulted 10 passengers being killed. The driver of the bus, Mohamed Kamil Mohamed Rashid (37) has been charged with reckless driving.