Federal Hill ( ms, Bukit Persekutuan) is a low-density and affluent residential area in

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, Malaysia. This residential area was developed during the British colonial era. Federal Hill is covered by an

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. It is bordered by Lebuhraya Mahameru to the northeast, Jalan Travers to the southeast and Jalan Maarof to the southwest.

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is located across

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. The

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is situated adjacent to Federal Hill.

History

Federal Hill was formerly a swampy land. In 1896, rubber estates were established and were mostly privately owned by European government servants. Today, some remnants of rubber trees can still be found here. Among the earliest government buildings placed here is the Bangsar Hospital (''European Hospital'') which was built in the early 1900s. It is now developed as the Health Institute or ''Institut Pengurusan Kesihatan''. The most significant building is the Galeri Sri Perdana, which was formerly the Prime Minister's official residence.

Current land status

The land is owned by the Federal Department of Land and Mines. The administration and maintenance of the buildings and surroundings is carried out by

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Architecture

There are 113 old government bungalows with gardens built during the 1950s. The oldest existing building is the

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headquarters which can be seen on a 1929 map. There are four palaces at the hill belonging to the Johor, Kedah, Perak and Negeri Sembilan households.

Nature’s wealth

The flora and fauna in the hill includes more than 65 species of local and migratory birds, long tailed macaques, tree shrews and monitor lizards. Plenty of mature forest trees are scattered along the hill slopes and gullies including big timber trees like

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tembaga,

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and pulai.

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