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Bukit Timah area is one of the most sought after places to live in Singapore, with many premier residential estates designated as Good Class Bungalow Areas.

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Bukit Timah Road is a major road in Singapore extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in Malaysia.  It is one of the longest roads in Singapore with a total length of 25km (15.5 miles) The road takes its name from the famous Bukit Timah hill, which is the highest hill in Singapore at 164m height.

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After
the war in 1948, the first traffic lights were installed at the junction of
Bukit Timah and Serangoon Roads, to improve traffic

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After
the war in 1948, the first traffic lights were installed at the junction of
Bukit Timah and Serangoon Roads, to improve traffic

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   During World War II, Bukit Timah was the
location of Singapore's surrender. The Japanese planned their onslaught
measuring their victory with the conquest of Bukit Timah Hill. They displayed
their victory marching down the road off Bukit Timah, near the Ford Factory.

 

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   During World War II, Bukit Timah was the
location of Singapore's surrender. The Japanese planned their onslaught
measuring their victory with the conquest of Bukit Timah Hill. They displayed
their victory marching down the road off Bukit Timah, near the Ford Factory.

 

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What is the significance behind naming this
street?

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What is the significance behind naming this
street?

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The total area of Bukit Timah with eight sub-zones is 1,732 ha. It also holds Singapore's primary rainforest reserve, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.

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Bukit Timah Road is known as tek kha kang a
ki in Hokkien, which means "the side of the stream in tek kha"
(Selegie Road). This only refers to the eastern end of the road. They also
referred the road as bee chia lo bue, meaning the "end of the horse
carriage road".

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Bukit Timah Road is known as tek kha kang a
ki in Hokkien, which means "the side of the stream in tek kha"
(Selegie Road). This only refers to the eastern end of the road. They also
referred the road as bee chia lo bue, meaning the "end of the horse
carriage road".

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What is the origin of the Bukit Timah Road?

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What is the origin of the Bukit Timah Road?

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Bukit is Malay for "hill"; and Timah is Malay for "tin". According to one source, Bukit Timah has nothing to do with tin. The original Malay name for the hill was Bukit Temak, meaning "hill of the temak trees", referring to pokok temak, a tree that grew abundantly on the slopes of the hill. However, to the western ear, Temak in Malay sounded like Timah, hence Bukit Timah. Some say that timah is an abbreviation of Fatimah, a popular Malay girl's name.