Gerik ( Jawi: ڬريق; ;

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: கிரிக் ; alternate spelling: Grik) is a

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and the district capital of

Hulu Perak District Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a List of districts in Malaysia, district in Perak, Malaysia. As the largest district in Perak, there are border to the east of the district is the state of Kelantan, to the west is Kedah, to the south is the ...

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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. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to East-West Highway , the main route linking

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

and

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

History

From the historical records, the first person to enter Gerik was Tun Saban, the son of Tun Perak, and the treasurer of the

Malacca Sultanate The Malacca Sultanate ( ms, Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: ) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswa ...

in the early 16th century. During the fall of the Malacca government into the hands of the Portuguese, Tun Saban migrated to Hulu Patani and then moved to Belum, Gerik. He became the chairman of the community at Belum. Gerik is bordered by Reman State to the north. Raja

Reman The Kingdom of Reman or Kingdom of Rahman ( ms, Kerajaan Reman; Jawi: كراجأن رمان; ; ) was a landlocked semi-independent Malay kingdom established in northern Malay Peninsula. It was one of seven regions of Pattani Kingdom, an au ...

trespassed into Gerik and captured Klian Intan and Kroh (Pengkalan Hulu). By the 19th century, most of Gerik's territory was conquered by King Reman. In 1902, the monarchy in Reman was abolished by the Siamese government and the Gerik region was incorporated as a colony. On 9 July 1902, the Siamese government entered into an agreement with the British government to hand over

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and

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

to British rule. The agreement was signed in Bangkok by

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(

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) and the Siam Foreign Secretary. Among the conditions in the agreement, the Siamese government also had to hand over the Gerik district which had been taken by Raja Reman to the Perak government. The ceremony of handing over the Gerik area was held in

Kroh Kroh or Keruh ( th, โกร๊ะ; ), now known as Pengkalan Hulu, is a town in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia bordering Thailand and also the state of Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province. Kroh H ...

on 16 July 1909.

Notable landmarks

*District and Land Office *

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(JKR) district offices *District mosque *Bus Station *Klinik Kesihatan Plang

Food

*Restoran Kak Nik Plang: A famous Malay restaurant on the main road of Kampung Plang, Gerik, beside SK Plang and Mosque, before reaching the town of Gerik *Restoran Limra: ( Mamak special)-A Mamak restaurant on the main road of Gerik, at the middle of the row, before reaching Bangunan Persekutuan Gerik (The Federal Building) *Restoran Riz: A Malay cuisine restaurant owned by an Akademi Fantasia artiste named Riz *Restoran Nasi Lemak Ayam Godam: Fresh Nasi Lemak with chicken in its own peculiar cooking style *Chau Y Restaurant: Serving Chinese cuisine, including freshwater fish, wild boar meat, and anchovies with cashew nuts. Opens for lunch and dinner. On the main road of Gerik. *113 Restaurant: A Chinese restaurant on the main road of Gerik, at the end of the same row with Chau Y *

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(KFC) *Salim Kari Kepala Ikan *Gerai Che Mah Batu 3: Malay cuisine *

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: Delivery *Gemilang Cake House: Bakery *Rumah Makan 33300 Kampung Air Suda *Chop Roti Canai Kampung Air Suda

School and education

*MRSM Gerik *SK Mahkota Sari *SK Sri Adika Raja *SK Plang *SK Batu 4 *SJK(T) Gerik *SMK Gerik *SMK Sultan Idris Shah II *SMK Seri Budiman *SMK Kenering *Kolej Komuniti Gerik *SMK Batu 4,Jalan Kuala Rui *SJK(C) Chung Wa *SJK(C) Batu 2 *SJK(C) Kuala Rui *Kolej Vokasional Gerik *SK Pahit *SK Kerunai *SK Budiman *SK Tan Sri Ghazali Jawi *Sk Ganda Temengor

Fishing and camping

*Belum Rainforest Resort *Air Beruk (

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) *Homestay Eco Resort Kampung Plang *Tasik Banding *Tasik Temenggor (

Temenggor Lake Temenggor Lake ( ms, Tasik Temenggor) is a lake in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the second largest lake in Peninsular Malaysia after Kenyir Lake in Hulu Terengganu District, Terengganu. This man-made lake is located south of 1,533 ...

) *Tasik Bersia Lama *Gerik Illo

Transportation

Gerik is located right next to the intersection of highways 4 and 76. Highway is the main route preferred by Penang and Kedah motorists to access the east coast states of

and

. Highway links Gerik to

Pengkalan Hulu Pengkalan Hulu ( Jawi: ڤڠكالن هولو; ), formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a mukim in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, bordering Thailand and Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province ...

(right next to the border with

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

) and then

Baling The Baling District is an Districts of Malaysia, administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, Thailand, Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand. Name The name ...

in Kedah due north, and to

Kuala Kangsar The Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ''Kole Kangso'') is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of ...

, the royal seat of Perak in the south.

Politics

Gerik is currently represented in the

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of the

Malaysian Parliament The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, lit. "People's Assembly") and the D ...

by Dato' Hasbullah bin Osman of

UMNO The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...

, part of the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

coalition. The constituency also supplies two seats to the

Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no ...

, namely: *

; and * Temenggor. Both seats are also currently held by Barisan Nasional.

References

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