Explore Taiping in Malaysia
Taiping in the region of Perak with its 217,647 inhabitants is a town in Malaysia - some 135 mi or ( 217 km ) North-West of Kuala Lumpur , the country's capital city .
Current time in Taiping is now 08:03 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kuala Lumpur " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nakhon Si Thammarat, Medan, Su-ngai Kolok, Hat Yai, and Betong. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nakhon Si Thammarat . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Taiping ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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2012中秋節江南Style快閃@太平湖Gangnam Style FlashMOB@Lake Garden, Taiping
TPG MOB™ 2nd of Fantasy Moon Festival Gangnam Style FlashMOB 是當下最流行的快閃，pure trance和大家的合作一起舉辦。 非常感謝Taiping Studio和幾個大公司的支持、所有隊員的合作～ 注：此影片為本人使用手機以觀眾角度拍攝，非官方託人錄製。 ..
Taiping Lake Garden (Malaysia)
Taiping city is in the peninsular of Malaysia. This garden is just a part of the city and the lake was previously a tin mine. (Photography by Norgita) ..
Flemington Hotel Taiping, M'sia
Flemington Hotel sits right within the vicinity of Taiping Lake Gardens, of course, some of the hotel rooms got a fantastic view of the Lake Gardens regardless of day or night. link : www.yougofun.com ..
Outdoor disco, Taiping Lake Garden, Zhongqiu Festival 2011
Picture this... www.youtube.com ...in the middle of Lake Garden, at the lotus pond close to the Taiping Zoo. (Where the animals are supposed to be sleeping, but can't, because of selfish humans.) That ..
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Zoo Taiping
Zoo Taiping (Malay for Taiping Zoo) is a zoological park located at Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Established in 1961, Taiping Zoo is the oldest Zoo in Malaysia. It is one of the major zoological parks in Malaysia. It covers 34 acres and exhibits 1300 animals representing 180 species of amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. It also has a night safari. As the only zoo in North Malaysia, it tends to receive a large amount of visitors.
Located at 4.85 100.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Taiping Lake Gardens
Taiping Lake Gardens is the first public garden established during the British rule in Malaysia. The garden is located near Bukit Larut, and is equidistant to the town centre and the Taiping Zoo.
Located at 4.85 100.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Taiping Prison
Taiping Prison, originally called The Perak Prison and better known as "Taiping Gaol", was established in 1879 and is the first and oldest modern prison complex in Malaysia. It was also the largest prison complex at the time. In 1881 Seikh warders were brought in to assist Malay warders and vocational trainers were brought in from Hong Kong to introduce useful industry in the prison. In 1882 there was an exercise to place prison inmates into categories. In 1889 a European warder was appointed.
Located at 4.86 100.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah
Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah or SERATAS is a boarding school located 3 km from the town of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated at the foot of Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill). The school covers an area of 51.9 acres and was founded on 1 January 1982 under the Rancangan Malaysia Ketiga (RMK-3). The school was formerly known as Sekolah Menengah Sains Perak and as Sekolah Menengah Sains Taiping or SEMESTA.
Located at 4.85 100.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Taiping Airport
Taiping Airport is an airport in Taiping, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Muzaffar Shah formerly Creagh Road, Assam Kumbang and also called as Tekah Airport. The airport was built in early 1929, this wooden structure aerodrome was the first airfield in the state of Perak and also in Peninsular Malaysia. The airstrip can accommodate the Fokker planes only, because the landing strip is too short for modern aircraft to land and take off. Taiping Airport is the oldest airport in Malaysia.
Located at 4.87 100.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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