Merapoh

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Merapoh is a small town situated in the Lipis district of Pahang, Malaysia. Located near Pahang-Kelantan border. There is a railway station.

From Merapoh it is 7 km to Sg Relau, which is an entry point to Taman Negara.^[1]

Jalan Bukit Tujuh (Seven Hill Road) is an infamous short strip of road along the route from Merapoh in the state of Pahang to Gua Musang in the state of Kelantan. The strip which is in the state of Pahang, lies on a slope with a very high inclination angle. It is on this strip that two saddening incidents happened in the 1980s; the road laden with travelers returning for the festive season collapsed suddenly, taking along a few vehicles. Rescue was difficult since the strip is secluded, the nearest residential area were very far away. Victims trapped in vehicles that were unable to be dug-out were left buried. The incident made front-page news on local newspaper. As of 2009, a new strip of road has been built next to the old tragic road. Faint traces of the old road is noticeable to travelers seasoned with this road. Jalan Bukit Tujuh is a constituent of Malaysia Federal Route 8.

References

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Districts	Bera Bentong Cameron Highlands Jerantut Kuantan Lipis Maran Pekan Raub Rompin Temerloh

Sub-Districts	Segitiga Jengka

Towns	Bandar Bera Bandar Pusat Jengka Bandar Muadzam Shah Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Batu Hitam Batu Talam Belimbing Benta Bentong Beserah Brinchang Bukit Ibam Bukit Tinggi Ceruk Paluh Chendor Chenor Cheroh Chini Lake Fraser's Hill Gambang Gebeng Genting Highlands Genting Sempah Jerantut Karak Kemayan Kerdau Ketari Kota Iskandar Kota Shahbandar Kuala Lipis Kuala Pahang Kuala Rompin Kuala Tembeling Kuantan (capital) Lanchang Lentang Lubuk Paku Lurah Bilut Maran Mengkarak Mengkuang Mentakab Merapoh Nenasi Paloh Hinai Pekan Penor Raub Rompin Sebertak Sempalit Sungai Lembing Sungai Ruan Tanah Rata Tanjung Lumpur Tanjung Sepat Teluk Cempedak Temerloh Teriang Tringkap

Islands	Pulau Tioman

Villages	Cherating FELDA Mempaga FELDA New Zealand Janda Baik Kampung Awah Sri Jaya FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2

Townships	Bandar Baru Chendor Bandar Damansara Kuantan Bandar Indera Mahkota Bandar MEC Bandar Putra Gohtong Jaya

Special Zones	East Coast Economic Region

Coordinates: 4°42′N 102°00′E / 4.700°N 102.000°E / 4.700; 102.000

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