Bukit Antarabangsa is a hillside township located in
Ulu Klang
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Ampang District
Ampang District was a district in Malaysia that was split into sections, with Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the state of Selangor each taking a part.
Administration
Initially under Selangor jurisdiction, the district was split following ...
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Selangor
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Malaysia
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. The area is well known for being an affluent residential suburb occupied by occasional celebrities and political figures alike.
Townships
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Laman Oakleaf
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Taman Bukit Mewah
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Taman Bukit Mulia
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Taman Bukit Utama
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Taman Bukit Jaya
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Taman Wangsa Ukay
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Puncak Bukit Utama
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Riverdale Park
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Kampung Sungai Sering
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Taman Riana Ukay
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Taman Kelab Ukay
Notable residents
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Hani Mohsin
Hani Mohsin Mohd. Hanafi (18 June 1965 – 25 July 2006) was a Malaysian actor, host and producer. He best known as the host of the popular TV game show ''Roda Impian'', the Malaysian version of ''Wheel of Fortune''.
He died on 25 July 2006 ...
(until 2006)
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Siti Nurhaliza
Dato' Sri Hajah Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin ( Jawi: سيتي نورهاليزا بنت تارودين ; IPA: ; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman with more than 300 local and international awards. ...
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Awie
Ahmad Azhar bin Othman (born 24 November 1968), better known by his stage name Awie, is a Malaysian singer, musician, and actor. Awie is considered one of the greatest Malaysian vocalist of all time.
Born in Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, Awi ...
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Erma Fatima
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Norman Hakim &
Memey
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Mohamed Azmin Ali
Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A memb ...
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Ariel Toh
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Ahmad Fauzi Hasan
Notable events
*15 May 1999 - A landslide occurred near the Athenaeum Tower condominium, Bukit Antarabangsa, trapping many people in their homes.
*6 December 2008 - A
landslide buried 14 bungalows in Taman Bukit Mewah.
Erosion risks
The disastrous landslide of a hill side in 1993 which caused the 12-story Highland Tower to collapse, the 1999 landslide and the 6 December 2008 landslide indicate that this area has a high risk potential for landslide. This can be attributed to the convergence of 3 factors: rainfall, steep hill sides, and soil type/geological foundation.
In a tropical country high rainfall through the year is common, and very high intensity rain during south west and north east
monsoon
A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...
s in December and May can be as high as 350 mm a month. Due to the spillover of the East Coast Monsoon rainfall, critical holding capacity can be overwhelmed. This results in highly saturated soils.
In addition to the rain, the steep slopes and soil type are other factors contributing to a high risk of landslides. Geologically, these areas often consist of
shale or
schist
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which easily weathers to deep
clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4).
Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...
-like material of
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