Kerdau
Kerdau (Pahang Malay: Keghda) is a mukim in Temerloh District, Pahang, Malaysia.[1] This settlement in Kerdau, has been open since 1800. The name Kerdau was taken from the tree. In the past, this village was planted with Kerdau trees and this Kerdau tree is used as a decoration by local residence when dignitaries visit this area. Previously, Kerdau had been nicknamed as the city of cowboys because the row of traditional shops in the city still retains the identity of its 1940s even though the country is on the verge of more than 50 years of independence.
History
The old town of Kerdau became important at its time because from the 1930s to the 1970s the railway was the main communication needs of the people dealing at that time and this infrastructure available in Kerdau. Kerdau became more developed when the railway connecting Singapore to Gemas to Tumpat to Hatyai in Thailand was completed. Kerdau which is in between has a stopping station even when the Japanese invaded Malaya via Kota Bharu on 8 December 1941 and heading to Singapore, Kerdau became their route and stopover. In short, Kerdau was a famous town at their peak time in the past.
Nowadays
The city of Kerdau began to downcast when the government built a major road between
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