Bukit Dumbar
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Bukit Dumbar
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood of George Town
| image_skyline = Bukit Dumbar in George Town, Penang Dec2024.jpg
| pushpin_map = Malaysia Penang George Town city centre
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within {{Legend inline|#fefee9|outline=silver}} George Town in {{Legend inline|#f7e2ba|outline=black}} Penang
| coordinates = {{coord|5|22|58.38|N|100|18|42.91|E|region:MY|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Penang}}
| subdivision_name2 = 20px George Town
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Northeast
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 11600
| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = +8
| timezone_DST = Not observed
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Bukit Dumbar is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.{{Cite web |title=Bukit Dumbar Local Property & Real Estate Trends, News & Guides |url=https://www.propertyguru.com.my/penang/jelutong/bukit-dumbar |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=PropertyGuru}} Located {{Convert|4|km|abbr=on}} south of the city centre, it lies within the suburb of Jelutong. Formerly an agricultural estate, Bukit Dumbar is the site of an underground reservoir complex that supplies water to the southern half of George Town.
History
By the late 19th century, Bukit Dumbar became part of the Udini Estate, a {{Convert|19|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} coconut plantation.{{Cite news |date=7 Jan 1899 |title=Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/pinangazette18990107-1.2.30.1 |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle |page=3 |via=National Library Board}} During the Japanese occupation of Penang, Japanese military police conducted the Sook Ching purges that targeted the ethnic Chinese community. Victims were buried in mass graves across Penang Island, including at Bukit Dumbar.{{Cite book |last=Barber |first=Andrew |title=Penang At War : A History of Penang During and Between the First and Second World Wars 1914–1945 |publisher=AB&B |year=2010}}
In the years following World War II, there was growing concern about water sufficiency in George Town. New sources of raw water were explored, leading to the construction of two underground reservoirs at Bukit Dumbar by 1958 with a combined capacity of {{Convert|8000000|impgal|abbr=on}}.{{Cite book |url=https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/p-library/singapore-malaysia/City%20Council%20Of%20Georgetown/Penang%20Past%20Present%20%281712%29/Penang%20Past%20Present%20-%20City%20Council%20Of%20Georgetown.pdf |title=Penang Past and Present, 1786-1963 |publisher=George Town City Council |year=1966 |via=Wasabi Technologies}} A {{Convert|20|acre|abbr=on|adj=on}} public park was created {{Convert|150|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, on top of the reservoir complex that supports the southern parts of George Town, such as Gelugor, Bayan Lepas, Relau, Teluk Kumbar, Gertak Sanggul and Balik Pulau.{{Cite news |date=24 Oct 1958 |title=TAMAN BARU DI-BUKIT P. PINANG |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19581024-1.2.33 |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=Berita Harian |page=3 |language=ms |via=National Library Board}}{{Cite news |date=1 Jun 2018 |title=RM140.4 million in water supply projects for Penang |url=https://pba.com.my/pdf/news/2018/01062018_PBAPP_BDR4_Launch_PR1_ENG.pdf |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=Penang Water Supply Corporation}} By 2018, two additional reservoirs were added to the complex, bringing the total capacity to {{Convert|162000000|L|abbr=on}}.
In 1987, the Penang Water Supply Corporation opened a squash training centre at Bukit Dumbar. The centre has since produced some of Malaysia's top squash players, including Nicol David and Low Wee Wern.{{Cite news |last=Opalyn Mok |date=28 Jun 2015 |title=10 things about: Low Wee Wern, professional squash player |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2015/06/28/10-things-about-low-wee-wern-professional-squash-player/922867 |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=Malay Mail}}{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=K. H. |date=1 Aug 2024 |title=Major renovation planned for Nicol David International Squash Centre |url=https://www.buletinmutiara.com/major-renovation-planned-for-nicol-david-international-squash-centre/ |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=Buletin Mutiara}} In acknowledgment of Nicol David's accomplishments, the facility was renamed the Nicol David International Squash Centre by the Penang state government in 2010.{{Cite news |last=Lo |first=Tern Chern |date=11 May 2024 |title=Nicol David International Squash Centre courts in dire need of repairs |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/11/nicol-david-international-squash-centre-courts-in-dire-need-of-repairs |access-date=12 Mar 2025 |work=The Star}}
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