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Ipoh Old Town
A charming tin-mining era town with colonial architecture, street art, cave temples, and some of Malaysia's best street food.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Bercham
Perak, Malaysia · Asia
About Bercham
Bercham is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tanjung Rambutan, 26km from Gua Tempurung.
Bercham is in Perak, Malaysia, with about 150,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tanjung Rambutan, about 4 km away.
Bercham (Jawi: برچم) is a suburb of Ipoh next to the North–South Expressway in Perak, Malaysia. It is located between the Ipoh South Interchange of North–South Expressway and Ipoh city. It is near Ipoh Garden, Tasek, Tambun and Tanjung Rambutan. There are a number of housing estates in Bercham.
Bercham began as a tinRead more
mining town but later evolved to its present status when the tin deposits dwindled. It covers 8,877 hectares of which 56% of the land is utilized for housing, industry and agriculture. As at 2009, the population of Bercham was 150,000 that would be about 20% of the Ipoh's population of 702,464 in the same year.
A short drive to the end of the town near to Taman Ramai, lie two generally unexplored tourist attractions - Gunung Bercham (Kuan Yin Hill) and a Thai Buddhist temple. The temple existed as a shed some 15 years ago founded by a woman called Wan Yee whom also served as the caretaker of the temple. In 1990 the cashier of the temple Ting Cheong Meng was given the authority to rebuild. A hill track was built on the slope of Kuan Yin Hill, allowing visitors to climb up the hill top which offers the amazing skyline view of Bercham and Tasek.
Bercham had two other small hills, including the Gunung Tambun Tengah (at Bercham Heights) which is the largest and tallest hill in Bercham, known to host a number of interesting wildlife including the red junglefowl, dusky langur, white-rumped shama, blue rock-thrush, bat hawk, Tickell's blue flycatcher, owls, squirrels, eagles, etc. Some temples are located here, such as the Huat Tian Keong temple and the Sukhavana Meditation Monastery. Another small hill, Gunung Temlang (located near Bandar Baru Putra) is being mined and only half of the hill is present today.
Bercham police station is the winner of best practices among police stations, scored the highest among the participating stations from Malaysia, Pakistan, India and South Korea. It shows that Bercham police station is the best in community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability as well as detention conditions categories. This programme was surveyed by The Hague-based Altus Global Alliance.
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What is there to see near Bercham?
Within an hour or so of Bercham: Ipoh Old Town (9 km), Kellie's Castle (19 km), Gua Tempurung (26 km), Mount Batu Brinchang (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Bercham?
The nearest famous roads are Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata).
Where is Bercham?
Bercham is in Perak, Malaysia, about 4 km from Tanjung Rambutan.
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- Population
- 150,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Perak
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 4.6411, 101.1393
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Worth the detour from Bercham
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Kellie's Castle
An unfinished Moorish-Scottish mansion begun in 1915 by Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith and abandoned when he died of pneumonia in 1926. Its roofless brick towers and hidden staircases sit beside the Raya River.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Gua Tempurung
Large limestone show cave near Gopeng, Perak, just off the North–South Expressway with guided river passages and parking.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Batu Brinchang
Highest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cameron Highlands
A cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
32 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)
Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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- 31 kmMount Batu BrinchangHighest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.
- 32 kmCameron HighlandsA cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
- 32 kmCameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.
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