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Perak

Perak, the fourth largest of 's thirteen states in area, after Sarawak, Sabah and Pahang, is on the of the Malay Peninsula. Its capital is .
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Nestled within steep limestone hills on the of Peninsular Malaysia, has the proud heritage of a former tin mining boom town. While the current state capital of Perak had bigger heydays during the early 20th century, it is now better known amongst for its excellent restaurants, hawkers, and famous local dishes.

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

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is the royal town of Perak. It is the main town in the administrative district of . It sits at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River.

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Island is in Perak, on the , about 100 km west of and halfway between and .

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is a town in Perak, . It is the centre of Hilir Perak district and the third largest town of Perak state. Although the name means "Diamond Bay", the town is not located near a bay.

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is a small town in Perak, on the , almost exactly halfway between and . It is the gateway to the island of .

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Belum-Temengor is the largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia. Specifically, it is located in the state of Perak and crosses into .

is a mukim and historical riverside town in , Perak, , about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh. The British colonial official J.W.W.

is a town located in the state of Perak, , and serves as the administrative centre of District in Perak. Founded in 1887, the town lies within the Kinta Valley, an area rich with tin reserves.

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Laketown Resort is an eco-tourism destination in Perak, near the towns of Semanggol and . Most of its attractions are located by a lake.

Perak

Latitude of center
4.8122° or 4° 48′ 44″ north
Longitude of center
100.9798° or 100° 58′ 47″ east
Population
2,480,000
Elevation
352 metres (1,155 feet)
Abbreviation
“PRK”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3208142734
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1733041
Wiki­data ID
Q188953
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Perak” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Perak”
  • Achinese: “Pirak”
  • Arabic: “براق دار الرضوان”
  • Arabic: “براك”
  • Arabic: “بيراق”
  • Arabic: “بيراك”
  • Arabic: “بيرق”
  • Arabic: “فيرق”
  • Armenian: “Պերակ”
  • Asturian: “Perak”
  • Azerbaijani: “Perak”
  • Banjar: “Perak”
  • Banjar: “Pirak, Malaysia”
  • Basque: “Perak”
  • Belarusian: “Перак”
  • Bengali: “পেরাক”
  • Buginese: “Perak”
  • Bulgarian: “Перак”
  • Catalan: “Perak”
  • Cebuano: “Perak (estado sa Malasya)”
  • Cebuano: “Perak”
  • Chinese: “Perak”
  • Chinese: “吡叻州”
  • Chinese: “霹雳”
  • Chinese: “霹雳州”
  • Chinese: “霹靂”
  • Chinese: “霹靂州”
  • Czech: “Perak”
  • Danish: “Perak”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Perak”
  • Dutch: “Perak”
  • Esperanto: “Perako”
  • Estonian: “Peraki osariik”
  • Finnish: “Perak”
  • French: “Perak”
  • Galician: “Perak”
  • Georgian: “პერაკი”
  • German: “MY-08”
  • German: “Perak”
  • Greek: “Περάκ”
  • Gujarati: “પેરક”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Perak”
  • Hebrew: “פרק”
  • Hindi: “पेराक”
  • Hungarian: “Perak”
  • Iban: “Perak”
  • Indonesian: “Perak Darul Ridzuan”
  • Indonesian: “Perak”
  • Inupiaq: “Perak”
  • Italian: “Perak”
  • Japanese: “ペラ”
  • Japanese: “ペラ州”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Perak”
  • Kannada: “ಪೆರಾಕ್”
  • Komering: “Perak, Malaysia”
  • Korean: “페라크 주”
  • Korean: “페락 주”
  • Korean: “페락주”
  • Latvian: “Peraka”
  • Lithuanian: “Perak”
  • Lithuanian: “Perakas”
  • Macedonian: “Перак”
  • Malay: “Negeri Perak”
  • Malay: “Perak Darul Ridzuan”
  • Malay: “Perak”
  • Malay: “ڤيراق”
  • Marathi: “पराक”
  • Marathi: “पेराक”
  • Mazanderani: “پرک”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Perak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Perak”
  • Minangkabau: “Perak, Malaysia”
  • Minangkabau: “Perak”
  • Northern Frisian: “Perak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perak”
  • Norwegian: “Perak”
  • Persian: “پراک”
  • Piemontese: “Perak”
  • Polish: “Perak”
  • Portuguese: “Perak”
  • Portuguese: “Peraque”
  • Quechua: “Perak suyu”
  • Russian: “Перак”
  • Scots: “Perak”
  • Sinhala: “පෙරක්”
  • Slovenian: “Perak”
  • Spanish: “Perak”
  • Swedish: “Perak”
  • Tagalog: “Perak”
  • Tamil: “பெராக்”
  • Tamil: “பேராக்”
  • Tatar: “Перак штаты”
  • Telugu: “పెరాక్”
  • Thai: “เประ”
  • Thai: “เประก์”
  • Thai: “เปรัก”
  • Thai: “รัฐเประ”
  • Thai: “รัฐเประก์”
  • Thai: “รัฐเปรัก”
  • Turkish: “Perak”
  • Ukrainian: “Перак (штат)”
  • Ukrainian: “Перак”
  • Urdu: “پیراک”
  • Vietnamese: “Perak”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Perak”
  • Wu Chinese: “霹雳州”
  • Yue Chinese: “霹靂州”

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