ROYAL BELUM | |
Belum State Park was established in 2000 and later in 2003 it was known as The Royal Belum. On 3 May 2007, The Royal Belum area was gazetted as the Royal Belum State Park. |
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The total area of the Royal Belum State Park is about 117,500 hectares, which covers almost 90% of the Belum Forest Reserve area and equivalent to 132 hectares. |
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Located in Hulu Perak District, it borders Thailand on the north, the East-West Highway on the south and the state of Kelantan on the east. It is also located near to the Bang Lang National Park and Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand. |
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Historically, the ‘Belum’ name was said to have been derived from a sound emitted by the stick insect which sounded like “Belummm..belummm”. |
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About 200 years ago, Kampung Belum Lama was opened by a royal couple from the Kingdom of Patani/Siam (reign of King Reman/Rahman) who was known as Wan Agas. However, the locals called him by the name of Tok Mekong Gas and Tok Pulang Hari. DID YOU KNOW? |