IPOH PART-2 | మలేషియా IPOHలో Sam Poh Tong Temple | oldest temple

IPOH is a city in Malaysia.

If you start from KL, Malaysia in the morning and want to reach IPOH by 11 AM then you can visit 3 places before your Hotel check-in time.

Ipoh is a hill city located in Kinta district , and is the state capital and administrative center of Perak , Malaysia . This city is located about 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur and south of Penang , is the third largest city in central Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur.

The current mayor of Ipoh is Dato' Zamri. Ipoh is also one of the fastest growing cities in Malaysia, located between Kuala Lumpur and Penang . The name "Ipoh" is taken from the tree "epu" or better known as " ipuh " with its poisonous sap and used by the Orang Asli for their snuff arrows.

Ipoh got city status on 27 May 1988, by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Yussuf Izzuddin Shah . It is divided into two by Sungai Kinta into Bandar Baru Ipoh and Bandar Old Ipoh. Now, "Ipoh" has been under the administration of the Ipoh City Council or Ipoh City Hall, where it has already absorbed the small towns that are around the city such as Chemor, Jelapang, Falim, Menglembu, Tambun and Tanjung Rambutan into the City's territory. Ipoh.

ETS Malaysia trains from Kuala Lumpur arrive at Ipoh Station first. Ipoh train station is also a historic train station in Malaysia. Nowadays, traveling to Penang and Kuala Lumpur takes less than 2 hours to reach the destination using high-speed trains that can reach 140-160 km/h.

Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, a world-class actress is also from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.