Bukit Larut

Bukit Larut is a hill resort in Malaysia located in the state of , , 10 kilometres southwest from . It was established under the direction of British colonists in 1884 as a place of observation for tin mining activity and as a retreat for the English people who were based in nearby Larut and Taiping.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: mountain in Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Larut Hill”, “Station”, and “Stesen”
  • Historically known as: “Maxwell Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taiping War Cemetery.

Memorial
Photo: Bubbha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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 following the British occupation and colonization of . is situated 4 km west of Bukit Larut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taiping and Pokok Assam.

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is a city located in , in the state of , . It is located approximately 48 km northwest of , the capital of , and 78 km southeast of , .

Suburb
is a small town in , , . It is the second biggest satellite town in Taiping, after Kamunting, with its famous road side fried chicken and Mee Rebus. is situated 7 km southwest of Bukit Larut.

Town
is a town in , , . It is the biggest satellite town of . During the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1960, was the site of a major British/Commonwealth military base, there being a large garrison for the 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade and also one of the three British Military Hospitals in Malaya. is situated 7 km northwest of Bukit Larut.

Bukit Larut

Latitude
4.86187° or 4° 51′ 43″ north
Longitude
100.79305° or 100° 47′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,032 metres (3,386 feet)
Inception
1884
Open location code
6PP2VQ6V+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11660012977
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
9172440
Wiki­data ID
Q4253539
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Bukit Larut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوكيت لاروت”
  • Catalan: “Bukit Larut”
  • Cebuano: “Bukit Larut”
  • Chinese: “太平山 (太平)”
  • Chinese: “太平山”
  • Dutch: “Bukit Larut”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بوكيت لاروت”
  • French: “Bukit Larut”
  • Indonesian: “Bukit Larut”
  • Italian: “Bukit Larut”
  • Japanese: “タイピン山”
  • Japanese: “ブキット・ラルート”
  • Japanese: “マクスウェル・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “マクスウェル丘”
  • Japanese: “マックスウェル・ヒル”
  • Japanese: “マックスウェル丘”
  • Japanese: “太平山”
  • Ladin: “Bukit Larut”
  • Malay: “Bukit Larut”
  • Malay: “Bukit Maxwell”
  • Santali: “ᱢᱟᱠᱥᱣᱮᱞ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱩᱠᱤᱛ ᱞᱟᱨᱩᱛ”
  • Tamil: “மெக்சுவல் மலை”
  • Venetian: “Bukit Larut”
  • Yue Chinese: “太平山 (馬來西亞)”

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