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Tanjung Rambutan, Perak

Tanjung Rambutan, PerakThe 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

  1. Gurdwara Sahib Tanjung Rambutan (GPS: 4.66697, 101.1569)
  2. Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta (GPS: 4.67273, 101.1564)
  3. Masjid An-Nur Batu 8 (GPS: 4.65423, 101.15996)
  4. Masjid Jamek Tanjung Rambutan (GPS: 4.66831, 101.15683)
  5. Pasar Tanjung Rambutan (GPS: 4.66873, 101.15573)
  6. Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjong Rambutan (GPS: 4.66705, 101.15643)
  7. Tanjung Rambutan Chinese Methodist Church (GPS: 4.6716, 101.15768)
  8. Tanjung Rambutan Police Station (GPS: .66957, 101.15684)
  9. Tanjung Rambutan Railway Station (GPS: 4.67204, 101.15659)
  10. Ulu Kinta Recreational Forest (GPS: 4.66864, 101.19609)

Tanjung Rambutan townThe town of Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanjung RambutanSekolah Kebangsaan Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


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


Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Rambutan signboardStesen Keretapi Tanjong Rambutan signboard (13 August, 2017)


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


Tanjung Rambutan, PerakAnother view of the sharp bend. (13 August, 2017)


Gunung KorbuGunung 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 RambutanApom Balik hawker, Tanjung Rambutan (13 August, 2017)


Apom Balik, Tanjung RambutanApom Balik (13 August, 2017)


Apom Balik, Tanjung RambutanApom Balik (13 August, 2017)

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