Simpang Pulai
town in Perak, Malaysia
Simpang Pulai is a town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
Transportation
Car
Simpang Pulai is perhaps famous for being the newest gateway for Perakian motorists to the east coast states of Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu – the Second East–West Highway (Federal Route 185) begins here, passes through Cameron Highlands in Pahang, then Gua Musang in Kelantan before terminating in Kuala Jenderis in Hulu Terengganu.
The PLUS Expressway exit 137 serves Simpang Pulai.
Other features
A Ria Moda Jakel Trading Textile Company opened its branch here at the corner lot of the Simpang Pulai intersection.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Simpang Pulai” is town in Perak, Malaysia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Simpang, Pulai and town, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “town in Perak, Malaysia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7520583. Authority coordinates are 4.467, 101.167. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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- Expand the search: follow Simpang Pulai primary sources, Simpang Pulai archive and Simpang research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Simpang Pulai” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.