Gerik

Gerik lies in the upper Perak country, in a valley between the Bintang and Titiwangsa ranges. Forested mountains surround the settlement, while streams descend toward the Perak River. The mineral-bearing uplands formed a frontier between Perak and Patani. In 1790 the ruler of Reman took the area, bringing it into a Malay principality whose position linked the eastern and western sides of the peninsula.