Tanjung Rambutan, Perak

The Kinta River at Tanjung Rambutan, Perak, with the Main Range in the background. (13 August, 2017)


Tanjung Rambutan (GPS: 4.6627, 101.17395) is a small town in the suburb of Ipoh. Located to the north of Ipoh, the name "Tanjung Rambutan" is a metonym for Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, the first, oldest and biggest mental hospital in the country.

The town of Tanjung Rambutan is located south of the hospital, near where the Kinta River flows across Jalan Tambun (State Route A13), the main road of the town. Apart from a string of mosques and temples, there is little of tourist interest in Tanjung Rambutan. The hospital itself is out of bounds to tourism. The town has a dilapidated railway station that has since been used as a food stall.

Map of Tanjung Rambutan

Sights in Tanjung Rambutan

The town of Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


The Tanjung Rambutan Railway Station no longer receives train services, and has been readapted as a hawker centre. (13 August, 2017)


Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Rambutan signboard (13 August, 2017)


Sharp bend on the main road (State Route A13) in front of the railway station. (13 August, 2017)


Another view of the sharp bend. (13 August, 2017)


Gunung Korbu, tallest mountain in the Titiwangsa range, and second tallest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, as seen from Tanjung Rambutan. (13 August, 2017)


The town centre of Tanjung Rambutan is quiet and has just a few roads. During our visit, we came upon a Malay hawker stall selling "apom balik" (which in Penang, we call as "ban1 cien3 koay4", apom balik in Penang refers to something else.) The price was RM2 for big ones and RM1 for two small ones. My wife got out of the car to buy some. It was very crispy and sweet. We ate it all in the car.

Apom Balik hawker, Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


Apom Balik (13 August, 2017)


Apom Balik (13 August, 2017)

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