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Kota Bharu
Kelantan, Malaysia · Asia
About Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu sits on the route: 10 minutes from Wakaf Baharu.
Kota Bharu is in Kelantan, Malaysia, with about 570,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wakaf Baharu, about 5 km away.
Kota Bharu (Kelantanese: Koto Baghu), colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River.
The town is home to many religious buildings, variousRead more
museums, the unique architecture of the old royal palaces (still occupied by the Sultan and Sultanah and off-limits to visitors but viewable from outside) and former royal buildings (which can be visited). It is served by Keretapi Tanah Melayu's East Coast Line at the nearby Wakaf Bharu Terminal Station, in the town of Wakaf Bharu across the Kelantan River and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, located in Pengkalan Chepa.
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Kota Bharu is in Kelantan, Malaysia, about 5 km from Wakaf Baharu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 568,900
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Kelantan
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 6.1236, 102.2433
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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