Pengkalan Hulu, formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a mukim in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, bordering Thailand and Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province.
Perak, also known by its honorific Darul Ridzuan or "Abode of Grace", is one of the thirteen states of Malaysia, and the fourth-largest one. It borders Kedah at the north; Thailand's Yala Province to the northeast; Penang to the northwest; Kelantan and Pahang to the east; Selangor to the south, and the Straits of Malacca to the west.
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History of Kroh began as the administrative center of Kingdom of Reman (part of the State of Patani), which is located at the eastern boundary of Kedah. However, King of Reman invaded Klian Intan and undertook mining in the area, until the onset of a series of disputes with the Perak Government which initiated a number of agreements between the British, Siamese and Perak. In 1902, Siamese government moved in to abolish the monarchy of the State of Reman. After the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, the Siamese transferred the northern part of Hulu Perak district to the Federated Malay States, of which Perak is part of. Hulu Perak district delivery ceremony was held at Kroh on July 16, 1909.
The Kingdom of Reman or Kingdom of Rahman was a landlocked traditional Malay kingdom established in the northern Malay Peninsular. It became one of the seven states of Persekutuan Pattani Besar between 1810 and 1902. Tuan Mansor, a member of the Pattani aristocracy was ascended to the throne of Reman in 1810. Until 1909, the boundary of the state was not only confined to the present-day Raman District, but also covered most of Yala province in Thailand, Hulu Perak and parts of Ulu Kelantan in Malaysia.
Pattani (Patani) or the Sultanate of Patani was a Malay sultanate in the historical Patani Region. It covered approximately the area of the modern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and much of the northern part of modern Malaysia. The 6–7th century Hindu state of Pan Pan may or may not have been related.
Kedah, also known by its honorific Darul Aman or "Abode of Peace", is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and the Langkawi islands. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice, while Langkawi is an archipelago, most of which are uninhabited islands.
Kroh now known as Pengkalan Hulu. History of Kroh's name starts with a small river that flows through this area. This river comes from a village called Selarong. Selarong means 'elephant trail' in Arabic. The river and covered with mud baths, the elephant belonging to King Reman, the number reach hundreds. To facilitate the elephant bath, King Reman was ordered that dams built to contain water. The river flows became a small lake with the water that is murky. Due to this city that was named Kroh in the past.
On January 4, 1984, during the reign of the Sultan of Perak 33 of the late Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah (Sultan Idris Shah II), he has consented to amend the name of the Kroh to Pengkalan Hulu, because this place is a transit point when he went to Hulu Perak district .
Today, the remains of a small lake has been developed by the district administration as a recreational park named Taman Tasek Takong. The relationship between elephant with Kroh's name has also been immortalized by the District Council logo Pengkalan Hulu, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
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