Government Hill

Government Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 594 metres. Government Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kek Lok Si Temple and Ayer Itam War Memorial Park.

Buddhist temple
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The is a Buddhist temple in in the Malaysian state of . Located at , it is the largest Buddhist temple in and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from , the , and other parts of .

Park
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The is a in within the Malaysian state of . Located at the suburb of , the memorial commemorates the local Chinese who lost their lives during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Malaya.

Garden
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The is a botanical garden within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Situated at Jalan Air Terjun, it is also colloquially known as the Waterfall Gardens because of the cascading waterfall nearby. is situated 3½ km northeast of Government Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Air Itam and Farlim.

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, is a town in central . Located west of , is largely a suburban area home to the famous Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera, and the gigantic Kek Lok Si Temple.

Suburb
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, officially Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, is a residential within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Located 6 km southwest of the city centre, the township was created in the 1980s. is situated 3½ km southeast of Government Hill.

Government Hill

Latitude
5.41667° or 5° 25′ north
Longitude
100.26667° or 100° 16′ east
Elevation
594 metres (1,949 feet)
Open location code
6PQ2C788+MM
Geo­Names ID
1779851
Wiki­data ID
Q31771777
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Government Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Government Hill”

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