Mount Pulai
{{Short description|Inselberg in Johor, Malaysia}}
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| other_name = Gunung Pulai
| photo = Mount Pulai from Pulai river.JPG
| photo_caption = Mount Pulai from the Pulai River
| elevation_m = 654
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| location = Kulai District, Johor
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| coordinates = {{coord|01|36|10|N|103|32|45|E|type:mountain}}
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| type = Inselberg
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Mount Pulai ({{langx|ms|Gunung Pulai}}) is located in the district of Kulai, Johor, Malaysia.{{cite web |last1=Mount |title=Gunung Pulai |url=http://www.mpkulai.gov.my/ms/gunung-pulai |website=Portal Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kulai (MPK) |language=ms |date=9 December 2015}}
History
=World War II=
During the World War II, Mount Pulai served as the British Commonwealth armies stronghold against the invading Japanese Imperial Army. There are still remnants of a fortress, rails, tunnels, an aircraft landing site and wells deep in the mount forest. There are initiatives by non governmental organization (NGO) to reintroduce Mount Pulai as a jungle war memorial to educate people on the story of the mount during the World War II.{{cite web |last1=Gunung Pulai War History |title=Gunung Pulai War History|url=https://malaysiadateline.com/sejarah-perang-di-gunung-pulai-aset-tahun-melawat-johor-2020/}}{{cite web |last1=Gunung Pulai War History |title=NGO petition the Johor government|url=https://www.johorkini.my/putih-harap-kerajaan-johor-pelihara-gunung-pulai-jadikan-muzium-rimba/}}
=Closure of Gunung Pulai=
Gunung Pulai is the source of the Pulai River which flows through the districts of Kulai, Mukim Pulai (Johor Bahru) and Pontian. Excessive mining activities on the foot of Mount Pulai by a Chinese mineral mining company has destroyed the natural landscape of the area.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} Local villagers in the vicinity of the mountain reported up to 75 floods between 1986 and 2021.{{cite web |last1=Gunung Pulai Mud Flood |title=75 flood in 35 years|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/2021/09/70-kali-tempuh-banjir-selama-35-tahun/
}} The most notable mud flood occurred on 26th December 2001 which resulted in 5 deaths and destruction of 4 houses. Consequently, the mount had been closed for visitors between 2001 and 2015, when the Mount Pulai Recreational Forest 1 reopened.{{cite web |last1=Gunung Pulai Mud Flood |title=Worst Mud Flood in History|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/4198/EDISI/Johor/Banjir-Gunung-Pulai-Tragedi-paling-dahsyat}}{{cite web |last1=Hutan Lipur |title=Gunung Pulai dibuka selepas 15 tahun ditutup |url=https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/hutan-lipur-gunung-pulai-dibuka-selepas-15-tahun-ditutup-1.379385 |website=Utusan Online}}
Attractions
The mountain features the Pulai Waterfall and Mount Pulai Recreational Forests 1 and 2.
Infrastructure
The mountain houses three telecommunication towers. Two are located at the peak of the mountain and another one is located slightly lower from the peak.{{cite web |last1=Hiking Gunung Pulai |title=The Anatomy of a Mountain |url=http://www.travelledpaths.com/hiking-gunung-pulai-the-anatomy-of-a-mountain/ |website=www.travelledpaths.com}}
See also
References
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{{Geography of Johor}}
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