Desa Tun Hussein Onn is the

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residential area in

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. This special residential area is located near

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in the south and

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in the north. It is located beside the Malaysian Ministry of Defence.

History

The special residential area was formerly part of Hawthornden Estate, which contained rubber plantations on previous mining land. It was developed into a housing estate specifically for the armed forces in 1990. It was named after

Tun Hussein Onn Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn ( ms, حسين بن عون, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predece ...

, Third

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. The Desa Tun Hussein Onn housing development project built 2,016 units of flats, mostly for officers of lower rank, and this helped in a large way to satisfy the urgent housing requirements for the armed forces at the time.

Memorials

The roads were named after soldiers who died fighting against the Malayan Communist Party during

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and who were conferred the ''

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'' (SP), an award given to those who show extraordinary courage.

List of roads

*Jalan Abdul Razak Hussin *Jalan Abdul Rashid *Jalan Lenggu ak China *Jalan Rosli Buang *Jalan Hamid Ismail *Jalan Saimun Tarikat *Jalan Mohana Chandran

Residential areas

* Flat Desa Tun Hussein Onn *

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Residential Flats

Education

* Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Tun Hussein Onn *

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Desa Tun Hussein Onn This is a list of deities of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', including all of the 3.5 edition gods and powers of the "Core Setting" for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') roleplaying game. Religion is a key element of the D&D game, since it is require ...

Sekolah Agama Desa Tun Hussein Onn This is a list of deities of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', including all of the 3.5 edition gods and powers of the "Core Setting" for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') roleplaying game. Religion is a key element of the D&D game, since it is require ...

Sekolah Kebangsaan Kementah This is a list of deities of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', including all of the 3.5 edition gods and powers of the "Core Setting" for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') roleplaying game. Religion is a key element of the D&D game, since it is require ...

References

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