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Gaharu Tea Valley

Coordinates: 4°27′30.0″N 101°11′27.4″E / 4.458333°N 101.190944°E / 4.458333; 101.190944
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Gaharu Tea Valley
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Town/CityGopeng, Perak, Malaysia
Coordinates4°27′30.0″N 101°11′27.4″E / 4.458333°N 101.190944°E / 4.458333; 101.190944
Area120 hectares
Producestea

The Gaharu Tea Valley (Chinese: 務邊沉香山茶園) is an agro-tourism tea plantation in Gopeng, Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia.[1]

History

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The tea valley started to welcome visitors since 2012.

Geography

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The plantation has over 200,000 trees of a special hybrid Aquilaria spp species which is critically endangered in the wild which spreads over an area of 120 hectares.[2][3] Gaharu is the local Malay name for this tree better known as Agarwood, Aloes or Eagleswood to the world.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hoga Gaharu Tea Valley". Perak, the Land of Grace. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Yeoh, Diana (13 December 2015). "Sweet scent of agarwood in Gopeng". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Leong, Ewe Paik (16 February 2017). "10 tourist attractions in the Kinta Valley". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Welcome to HOGA: Holistic Gaharu". gaharu.com.my.
  5. ^ "About HOGA".
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