Bukit Larut

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Bukit Larut is a hill resort and former colonial hill station in Perak, Malaysia, known for its cool climate, lush rainforest scenery, and panoramic views over the surrounding region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bukit Larut canonical 5
Bukit Larut hill station area 1
Larut Hills 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hill resort ⓘ
hill station ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessFrom Taiping town ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo government-operated 4WD vehicles ⓘ
administrativeRegion State of Perak ⓘ
biodiversity rich birdlife ⓘ
various montane plant species ⓘ
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 10 km from Taiping town centre ⓘ
ecosystemService water catchment area for Taiping ⓘ
elevation approximately 1250 metres above sea level ⓘ
establishedAsHillStation British colonial period ⓘ
feature colonial-era bungalows ⓘ
lush rainforest scenery ⓘ
panoramic views over Taiping and the surrounding region ⓘ
winding access road ⓘ
formerName Maxwell Hill ⓘ
governingBody Perak state authorities ⓘ
hasAccommodationType bungalows for rent ⓘ
government-run rest houses ⓘ
hasViewOf Straits of Malacca (on clear days) ⓘ
linked to: Strait of Malacca

Taiping Lake Gardens ⓘ
Taiping town ⓘ
knownFor cool temperatures compared to lowlands ⓘ
frequent rainfall ⓘ
languageOfToponym Malay ⓘ
locatedIn Larut, Matang and Selama District ⓘ
Perak ⓘ
locatedNear Taiping ⓘ
locatedOn Bintang Range ⓘ
meaningOfName Larut Hill in Malay ⓘ
namedAfter William George Maxwell ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Taiping Lake Gardens ⓘ
Taiping Zoo ⓘ
partOf northern Perak highlands ⓘ
linked to: northern Perak
region Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ
linked to: West Malaysia
roadType narrow steep hill road ⓘ
timeZone Malaysia Time (UTC+8) ⓘ
linked to: Malaysia Time
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
nature walks ⓘ
photography ⓘ
staying in hill bungalows ⓘ
transportMode 4WD jeep service ⓘ
vegetationType lower montane forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Titiwangsa Mountains → contains → Bukit Larut ⓘ
Bukit Larut forest reserve → partOf → Bukit Larut hill station area ⓘ
linked to: Bukit Larut
Maxwell Hill → hasAlternativeName → Bukit Larut ⓘ
Maxwell Hill → partOf → Larut Hills ⓘ
linked to: Bukit Larut
Taiping → hasGeographicalFeature → Bukit Larut ⓘ
subject linked to: Taiping town