Sarimbun

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**Sarimbun**
English	Sarimbun
Chinese	莎琳汶
(Pinyin	Shālínwén)
Malay	Sarimbun
Tamil

Sarimbun is an area located in the north-western part of Singapore, close to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Live Firing Area.

Sarimbun was where General Tomoyuki Yamashita landed his troops during World War II, and was engaged in the Battle of Sarimbun Beach.

[edit] Etymology

Sarimbun is a Malay place name, and existed probably since the early nineteenth century. The Franklin and Jackson's Plan of Singapore (1830) refers to Sungei Sarimbun, or Sarimbun River in Malay, as "Serimhone".

Rimbun means "luxuriant", "in great quantity" or "thick".

Other place names with Sarimbun include Pulau Sarimbun, a small island in the Straits of Johor off the coast at Sarimbun, and Sarimbun Reservoir, formed by the damming of Sungei Sarimbun, one of the many rivers that once existed in the Lim Chu Kang area.

[edit] Reference

Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3

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