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Bukit Merah (Chinese: 紅山, Mandarin Pronunciation: Hongshan) is a hill in Singapore. Previously, it was a much larger hill that was situated at the present site of Henderson housing estate, which lies opposite the Delta Sports Complex. There was a Chinese cemetery on the reverse side of the hill. The present Henderson Secondary School is also located in this area. The hill was trimmed to its current state in 1973 with the surrounding kampong being demolished to make way to the current Redhill Close. The nearest MRT station is Redhill. The area surrounding this hill forms the Bukit Merah Planning Area, one of the 55 urban planning areas under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, in the Central Region. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x857, 303 KB) Summary Created by Vsion Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Bukit Merah ...
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Etymology
In Malay, Bukit Merah means "red hill" (bukit is Malay for "hill", while merah means "red". The area, including the MRT station located here, is often referred to as Redhill. Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in Kerala, India. ...
According to a Malay legend, a mysterious bloody event lies behind the name. A young boy who lived on the hill had saved the island from an attack of gigantic swordfish. The boy had advised the Sultan to build a fence of banana leaves to ward off the swordfish. The boy was proven right and the battle with the swordfish was won. The Sultan, however, alarmed by the boy's intelligence, ordered his soldiers to kill the boy. While four soldiers were making their way up to the hill one night to kill the boy, they saw a fountain mysteriously spouting blood from the ground. The mysterious incident was conjured by a woman with long hair that appeared before the four soldiers. The soldiers were so terrified by the sight that they did not accomplish their death mission. Malay can refer to: The language of Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu The Old Malay language(s), ancestor(s) of modern Tagalog, Bahasa Melayu, and Bahasa Indonesia The Malay people (Huan-na) Something from or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France...
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Transportation The Mass Rapid Transit station, Redhill MRT Station which serves the immediate area of Bukit Merah, part of Singapore's transport system is named after the translation of Bukit Merah, that is again, red hill. The logo of the Public Transport System A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ...
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References - Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 9812102051
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