Kuala Kubu Bharu

Kuala Kubu Bharu (alternate spelling: Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru, Kuala Kubu Baharu), also known as KKB, is a town in Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia. It was built after the town of Kuala Kubu was destroyed in a flood in 1883. Kuala Kubu Bharu is located on top of a hill. It is the district capital of Hulu Selangor.

The Kuala Kubu Town Tragedy (1883)

Flood caused by a broken dam

Previously, there was a town called "Kuala Kubu" nearby. In February 1883 the Kuala Kubu town was destroyed by a great flood caused by a broken dam near the town. Many civilians drowned or lost their home. The flood victims included a district officer of Kuala Kubu during the British era named Sir Cecil Ranking. The old town was severely flooded and most of the old town's facilities were damaged beyond repair. A Buddhist temple and a mosque survived the flood. The old town has since been known as Ampang Pecah, or Broken Dam in the Malay language. The tragedy was probably known as "Tragedi Kuala Kubu" by local civilians.

The Aftermath

After the tragedy, the British government decided to build a new town near the remains of Kuala Kubu. The new town was named Kuala Kubu Bharu, with "Bharu" meaning "new" in the Malay language.Residential houses have been developed since the 1980s in the previously abandoned old town, or Ampang Pecah. Most inhabitants are from the nearby new town of Kuala Kubu Bharu. The redevelopment of Ampang Pecah, the site of the old town, was a natural progression on the organic growth of the new township of Kuala Kubu Bharu.A monument was built here to commemorate the Kuala Kubu tragedy.

Famous attractions

*Buddhist Temple of the old town, which survived the 1883 flood and was refurnished in 1980s.
*Kuala Kubu Bharu town centre
*Kuala Kubu Road old railway station
*Monument of Kuala Kubu Tragedy
*Site of old town
*Sir Cecil Ranking's grave near Kuala Kubu Rest House
*Broken Dam "(Ampang Pecah)"
*Chiling waterfalls, majestic & thunderous, 50 metre high, at Pertak
*Sungai Selangor Dam (Sungai = River)
*the site of Sir Henry Gurney's murder at Jalan Kuala Kubu Bharu-Raub (Federal route JKR|55)

References

*Adopted from "Tragedi Kuala Kubu 1883 - Buku Rekod Malaysia Edisi Kedua, Ghulam Jie M Khan"The grave that is found in the Kuala Kubu Rest House, which is located on Jalan Syed Mashor, is the grave where the hand of Sir Cecil Ranking was interred . Why the hand? Well legend has it that the great flood that destroyed Kuala Kubu was a consequence of the killing of a white crocodile by Sir Ranking himself. And when the flood subsided, that's all that was left of his remains. Well there you go. If you read the inscription on the grave site, it reads something like "Here lies the hand of Sir Cecil Ranking".

External links

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