New Village

New villages, also known as Chinese new villages, were concentration camps created during the waning days of in . They were originally created as part of the Briggs Plan, first implemented in 1950, to isolate guerillas from their supporters within the rural civilian populations during the Malayan Emergency.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Chinese famers internment camps by British in Malaysia in 20th Century.
  • Also known as: Chinese new villages” and “New village

Places of Interest

Highlights include Masjid Pekan Sepang.

Mosque
Photo: Malekhanif, GFDL.
is a mosque, which is situated 2½ km northwest of New Village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sepang and Sungai Pelek.

Town
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0.
Pekan is a small border town and also a mukim in , , Malaysia. The most known part of the town is its western part, which contains both – Malaysia's largest airport – and the , where the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix was and Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix is held.

Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0.
is a small town in district which offers some pleasant surprises. The dragon fruit farm and plenty of traditional Foochew delights make this place worth a visit.

Suburb
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0.
is a township in , , , , situated next to the state border with . Developed by TH Properties of Tabung Haji, the township was established in 1999, spanning 5,119 acres. is situated 9 km north of New Village.

New Village

Latitude
2.6746° or 2° 40′ 29″ north
Longitude
101.7633° or 101° 45′ 48″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6PJ3MQF7+R8
Geo­Names ID
8356329
Wiki­data ID
Q7360037
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“New Village” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: القرى الصينية الجديدة
  • Chinese: 华人新村
  • Dutch: New Village
  • French: Chinese new villages
  • French: New village
  • French: Nouveaux villages chinois
  • French: Nouveaux villages
  • Japanese: 華人新村
  • Malay: Kampung baru Cina
  • Malay: New Village
  • Tamil: மலாயா புதுக்கிராமங்கள்

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