Ipoh ialah sebuah bandar raya yang terletak dalam daerah Kinta, dan merupakan ibu negeri dan pusat pentadbiran Perak Darul Ridzuan. Bandaraya ini yang terletak kira-kira 200 km ke utara Kuala Lumpur merupakan bandaraya keempat terbesar di Malaysia selepas Kuala Lumpur,George Town, dan Johor Bahru.
Nama "Ipoh" diambil daripada pohon "epu" atau lebih dikenali sebagai "pokok Ipoh" dengan getahnya yang beracun dan digunakan oleh Orang Asli untuk panahan sumpitan mereka.
Kini, "Ipoh" telah berada dibawah pentadbiran Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
atau Dewan Bandaraya Ipoh, ia telah pun menyerap masuk
pekan-pekan kecil yang berada disekitar bandar seperti Chemor, Jelapang,
Falim, Menglembu, Tambun dan Tanjung Rambutan ke dalam wilayah
Bandaraya Ipoh. Secara sejarahnya, "Ipoh" terbahagi kepada Pekan Lama
dan Pekan Baru yang mana dipecahkan oleh Sungai Kinta ditengah-tengah
bandarnya.
Ipoh is a city located in the Kinta district, and is the state capital and administrative center of Selangor. The city is located about 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur is the fourth largest city in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Johor Bahru.
The name "Ipoh" taken from the tree "EPU" or more commonly known as "Ipoh tree" with a poisonous sap and used by indigenous peoples for their blowgun darts.
Now, "Ipoh" has been under the administration of Ipoh City Council or Dewan Bandaraya Ipoh, where it has already absorbed the small towns that are around the city such as Chemor, Jelapang, Falim, Menglembu, and Tanjung Rambutan Tambun in Ipoh region. In its history, "Ipoh" is divided into the Old Town and New Town which was broken by the Kinta River in the middle of cities.
The name "Ipoh" taken from the tree "EPU" or more commonly known as "Ipoh tree" with a poisonous sap and used by indigenous peoples for their blowgun darts.
Now, "Ipoh" has been under the administration of Ipoh City Council or Dewan Bandaraya Ipoh, where it has already absorbed the small towns that are around the city such as Chemor, Jelapang, Falim, Menglembu, and Tanjung Rambutan Tambun in Ipoh region. In its history, "Ipoh" is divided into the Old Town and New Town which was broken by the Kinta River in the middle of cities.
Ni antara gambar yang diambil dari bilik hotel tempat aku menginap.
Gambar-gambar ni semuanya dah lama, cuma baru nak dipost ke blog. Ade juga aku ambil gambar tempat menarik yang aku lawati di Ipoh. Tapi bukan semua orang suka pergi ke tempat-tempat yang aku mahu, contohnya muzium. Ada yang kata barang-barang buruk saja yang dipamerkan. Biarlaa...
Batu ni keras, tapi macamana boleh penyek...!!?
Macam-macam jenis bahan mentah hasil bumi ada di sini. Dinasour, batu batan, fosil kayu yang jadi batu, petroleum pun ada.