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== District of [[Kerian]], Northern Perak== |
== District of [[Kerian]], Northern Perak== |
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'''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}} |
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== District of [[Kinta District|Kinta]], Central Perak == |
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[[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]] |
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'''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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:32, 21 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
District of Kinta, Central Perak
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Bukit_Merah_New_Village_Main_Entrance_%28Ipoh%2C_Perak%2C_Malaysia%29.jpg/250px-Bukit_Merah_New_Village_Main_Entrance_%28Ipoh%2C_Perak%2C_Malaysia%29.jpg)
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
- ^ 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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4°33′19″N 101°02′29″E / 4.555378°N 101.041331°E