Bercham ( Jawi: برچم; ) is a suburb of

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next to the North–South Expressway in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

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. It is located between the

Ipoh South Interchange Ipoh () is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located by the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang. , I ...

of North–South Expressway and

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city. It is near Ipoh Garden, Tasek,

Tambun Tambun ( Jawi: تمبون; ) is a major town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located here, as is the prehistoric Tambun rock art. Famous goods Pomelos Tambun is notable for its pomelo produce, ...

and

Tanjung Rambutan Tanjung Rambutan (Jawi language, Jawi: تنجوڠ رمبوتن; ) is a small town in Kinta District,Perak, Malaysia. It is on the Ipoh to Butterworth railway line, Tanjung Rambutan railway station. Ulu Kinta Mental Hospital The Ulu Kinta Mental H ...

. There are a number of

housing estate A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Popular throughout the United States a ...

s in Bercham. Bercham began as a tin mining town but later evolved to its present status when the tin deposits dwindled. It covers 8,877 hectares of which 56% of the land is utilized for housing, industry and agriculture. As at 2009, the population of Bercham was 150,000 that would be about 20% of the Ipoh's population of 702,464 in the same year. A short drive to the end of the town near to Taman Ramai, lies two unexplored tourist attractions - Gunung Bercham (Kuan Yin Hill) and a Thai Buddhist temple. The temple existed as a shed some 15 years ago and the founder is a woman called Wan Yee, the caretaker of the temple. In 1990 the cashier of the temple Ting Cheong Meng was given the authority to rebuild the place. A hill track was built on the slope of Kuan Yin Hill allowed visitors to climb up to the hill top where offers the amazing skyline view of Bercham and Tasek. Bercham had two other small hills, including the Gunung Tambun Tengah (at Bercham Heights) which is the largest and tallest hill in Bercham, known to host a number of interesting wildlife including the

red junglefowl The red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus'') is a tropical bird in the family Phasianidae. It ranges across much of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. It was formerly known as the Bankiva or Bankiva Fowl. It is the species that gave rise to the ...

dusky langur The dusky leaf monkey (''Trachypithecus obscurus''), also known as the spectacled langur, or the spectacled leaf monkey is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and can occas ...

white-rumped shama The white-rumped shama (''Copsychus malabaricus'') is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. Native to densely vegetated habitats in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, its popularity as a cage-bird and songster has led t ...

blue rock-thrush The blue rock thrush (''Monticola solitarius'') is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and from Central Asia to northern China and M ...

bat hawk The bat hawk (''Macheiramphus alcinus'') is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense ...

Tickell's blue flycatcher Tickell's blue flycatcher (''Cyornis tickelliae'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Bangladesh and western Myanmar. The ...

, owls, squirrels, eagles, etc. Some temples are located here, such as the Huat Tian Keong temple and the

Sukhavana Sukhavana Meditation Monastery is a monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Theravada lineage of Buddhism. Sukhavana Meditation Monastery is a centre of teaching and practice. It is located in the Bercham Cave, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. ''Su ...

Meditation Monastery. Another small hill, the Gunung Temlang (located near Bandar Baru Putra) is being mined and only half of the hill is present today. Bercham police station is the winner of best practices in police stations, scored highest among the participating stations from

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and

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. It shows that Bercham police station is the best in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories. This programme was surveyed by

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-based

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.The New Straits Times Online

Gardens

*Kampung Baru Bercham *Taman Ramai *

Taman Mujur Taman Mujur is a peaceful housing estate in Perak, Malaysia. It is located within Bercham (a suburb of the city of Ipoh , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Ipoh in Perak , pushpin_map = #M ...

*Taman Restu *Anjung Bercham Megah *Taman Bercham Cahaya *Taman Bercham Sinar *Taman Desa Kencana *Taman Utama *Taman Bercham Raya *Taman Medan Bercham *Taman Pakatan *Taman Pakatan Jaya *Taman Mewah *Gerbang Bercham Selamat *Anjung Bercham Elit *Taman Seri Dermawan *Taman Seri Gaya *Taman Ria *Taman Tasek Indra *Kampung Tersusun Tasek *Taman Bercham Idaman *Taman Sri Kurau *Taman Shukur *Taman Bercham Permai @ Ridgewood *Taman Rima Gamelan *Taman Seri Bercham *Taman Suria

Popular food

Claypot chicken rice Claypot rice (), sometimes translated as "rice casserole", is a Chinese traditional dinner eaten widely in Guangdong in Southern China as well as the Chinese communities of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. The rice is presoaked, or i ...

(瓦煲鸡饭) *

Dim sum Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cuisi ...

(点心) *

Fish head curry Fish head curry is a Singaporean dish deriving from a hybrid of Indian and Chinese ethnic cuisines. The head of a red snapper is stewed in a curry with assorted vegetables such as okra and eggplants. It is usually served with either rice ...

(咖哩鱼头) *''Dou fu fa'' (豆腐花) *Ipoh shredded chicken hor fun (鸡丝河粉） * Namzai Charsiew (腩仔叉烧)

Schools

SMK Bercham The SMK was an armored vehicle prototype developed by the Soviet Union prior to the Second World War. It was named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov, a Communist Party official assassinated in 1934. The SMK was discovered and classified by German i ...

, secondary school * SRJK (C) Bercham, Chinese mainstream primary school *

SMK Jalan Tasek The SMK was an armored vehicle prototype developed by the Soviet Union prior to the Second World War. It was named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov, a Communist Party official assassinated in 1934. The SMK was discovered and classified by German ...

, secondary school near Bercham *

SK Tasek Dermawan SK may refer to: Businesses and organizations * SK Foods, an American agribusiness company * SK Hand Tools, an American tool manufacturer * Sangguniang Kabataan, Philippines youth councils * SK Group, South Korean conglomerate * Scandinavian Ai ...

Foodcourt

*Restaurant Golden Point

Shopping complexes

*Glamour Square (beside Restaurant Golden Point) *Tesco Extra, Ipoh (located at Taman Tasek Indra) *Giant, Bercham (located at Taman Bercham Bestari)

References

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