Kuala Kubu Bharu

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Kuala Kubu Bharu is a town in Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia. The town is located on top of a hill. It is the district capital of Hulu Selangor.

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[edit] The Kuala Kubu Tragedy (1883)

[edit] Disaster strikes

Previously, there was a town called Kuala Kubu nearby. In February 1883 the Kuala Kubu town was destroyed by a great flood caused by a broken dam near the town. Many of civilians were drowned and lost their home. Among others included a district officer of Kuala Kubu during British era, Cecil Ranking. However, the old town was severely flooded and most of the old town's facilities were damaged beyond repair. A Buddhist temple and a mosque survived the flood. The old town has since been known as Ampang Pecah, or Broken Dam in the Malay language. The tragedy was probably known as Tragedi Kuala Kubu by local civilians.

[edit] The Aftermath

After the tragedy, the British government decided to build a new town near the old town. The new town was named Kuala Kubu Bharu, with Bharu meaning "new" in the Malay language. Residential houses have been developed since the 1980s in the previously abandoned old town, or Ampang Pecah. Most inhabitants are from the nearby new town of Kuala Kubu Bharu. The redevelopment of Ampang Pecah, the site of the old town, was a natural progression on the organic growth of the new township of Kuala Kubu Bharu. A monument was built here to commemorate the Kuala Kubu tragedy.

[edit] Famous attractions

  • Buddhist Temple of the old town, which survived the 1883 flood and was refurnished in 1980s.
  • Kuala Kubu Bharu town centre, a quaint, tranquaint little town
  • Kuala Kubu Road old railway station
  • Monument of Kuala Kubu Tragedy
  • Site of old town
  • Cecil Ranking's grave
  • Broken Dam (Ampang Pechah)
  • Chiling waterfalls, majestic & thunderous, 50 metre high, at Pertak
  • Sungai Selangor Dam (Sungai = River)
  • Sir Henry Gurney's murder site

[edit] Reference

  • Adopted from Tragedi Kuala Kubu 1883 - Buku Rekod Malaysia Edisi Kedua, Ghulam Jie M Khan

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 3°34′N, 101°39′E


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