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== District of [[Kerian]], Northern Perak==
== District of [[Kerian]], Northern Perak==


'''Bukit Merah''' ([[Jawi language|Jawi]]: بوكيت ميره) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. {{coord|5|02|N|100|39|E|region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline}}
'''Bukit Merah''' ([[Jawi language|Jawi]]: بوكيت ميره; {{zh|武吉美拉}}; [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. {{coord|5|02|N|100|39|E|region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline}}


== District of [[Kinta District|Kinta]], Central Perak ==
[[File:Bukit Merah New Village Main Entrance (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Bukit Merah New Village, Kinta, Perak]]
[[File:Bukit Merah New Village Main Entrance (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Bukit Merah New Village, Kinta, Perak]]


With population of 11,000, located near [[Ipoh]]. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for [[1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution|radioactive pollution and health problems]] due to [[Rare-earth element#Production|rare-earth mining]] in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.<ref>Bradsher, Keith, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/business/energy-environment/09rareside.html?ref=energy-environment "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery"], ''The New York Times'', March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.</ref>
'''Bukit Merah''' ([[Jawi language|Jawi]]: بوكيت ميره; {{zh|红泥山}} [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a village with population of 11,000, located near [[Ipoh]]. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for [[1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution|radioactive pollution and health problems]] due to [[Rare-earth element#Production|rare-earth mining]] in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.<ref>Bradsher, Keith, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/business/energy-environment/09rareside.html?ref=energy-environment "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery"], ''The New York Times'', March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:38, 20 May 2024

Bukit Merah may refer to a town in Kerian District or the other in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 武吉美拉; Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. 5°02′N 100°39′E / 5.033°N 100.650°E / 5.033; 100.650

District of Kinta, Central Perak

Bukit Merah New Village, Kinta, Perak

Bukit Merah (Jawi: بوكيت ميره; Chinese: 红泥山 Tamil: புக்கிட் மேரா) is a village with population of 11,000, located near Ipoh. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for radioactive pollution and health problems due to rare-earth mining in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bradsher, Keith, "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery", The New York Times, March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.

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