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36-504: Indera Mahkota is a township in Kuantan , Pahang , Malaysia. This Pahang location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kuantan Kuantan ( Pahang Malay : Kontaeng ; Terengganu Malay : Kuatang/Kuantang ; Jawi : كوانتن ‎ ) is a city and the state capital of Pahang , Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan

72-411: A boat from Kuantan. Then they told the ship's crew there's a pirate ship at Tanjung Tujuh , forty of them and at Kapas Island , and as well at Redang Island ; it was spotted by two Kuantan boats and they set off... In its early days, it was known as Kampung Teruntum (lit. ' Lumnitzera Village'). The village was situated at the mouth of Teruntum River which is in front of the current hospital and it

108-581: A catalyst to fast-track the economic development in the east coast. ECER SEZ aims to generate RM90 billion of investments and provide over 90,000 new jobs by 2020. At the centre of southeast Asia with four seaports ( Kuantan Port as the main gateway) and two airports, ECER SEZ will serve good transportation link between Indochina, India and China. The development master plan will offer special incentives to attract investors. Include tax exemptions, import and export duties exemptions and 100 per cent investment tax allowance. Kuantan's main sightseeing attraction

144-485: A first-of-its-kind initiatives in Malaysia, with the objective of fast-forwarding the inflow of FDI and industrialisation in the region. According to the 2013 ECERDC Annual Report, as the end of 2013 the region had attracted RM55.8 billion in investments, well past the halfway mark of ECER's target of RM110 billion by 2020. An estimated 55,000 job opportunities have also been created in the region since 2007. Currently, there

180-520: A giant screen during the event. The tower opened as new iconic landmark for the new proclaimed city of Kuantan. It expected to revitalise the state tourism sector by attracting thousand of tourists to the city. Al-Sultan Abdullah was represented by his heir, the regent of Pahang Crown Prince Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah alongside of his other sons, Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri’ayatuddin Shah and Tengku Ahmad Ismail Mu’adzam Shah. Other honorable guests including

216-446: A large reclining Buddha in one of its caves, Charah Cave. The highest peak, Gunung Tapis, also can be accessed from here. Bukit Gambang Resort City (BGRC) is one of the largest water theme park resorts in Malaysia, spanning 547 acres and offering a 17.1-acre lake, and a 24,000 square feet wave pool. Bukit Gambang Safari Park, the biggest safari in east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Kuantan 188 , previously known as Teruntum Tower

252-639: A newly built main campus in Pekan. Secondary school ( high school ) education is provided by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (National Secondary School) (e.g., SMK Air Putih), Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (National-type School) Chinese primary schools and Religious schools (e.g., SMA Al-Ihsan). All follow the syllabus and curriculum provided and regulated by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia). Alternatives to national education are provided by international schools which do not follow

288-613: A part of Chih-Tu empire . In the 11th century, this piece of land was conquered by another small empire called Pheng-Kheng before being taken over by the Siamese during the 12th century. During the 15th century, Kuantan was ruled by the Malaccan Empire . Kuantan is said to have been founded in the 1850s. The name was notably mentioned in Munshi Abdullah 's travelogue Kisah Pelayaran ke Kelantan circa 1851/2: ...On Thursday night came

324-558: A river cruise from the small jetty. The Kuantan area also produces handicrafts and batik . Other tourist attractions include the State Mosque (Masjid Negeri) . Sungai Lembing is located about 26 km northwest of Kuantan. It used to contain the world's deepest underground tin mines. There is an interesting Tin Museum in the former mining town of Sungai Lembing . Just north of the Tin Museum

360-412: A stick which is dipped into peanut sauce and roti canai , a thick flatbread dipped in a dhal curry sauce. Typical ethnic Indian dishes include the naan and tandoori chicken . Medical needs are served by several hospitals and clinics. The main hospital is Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital , which is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment such as a CT scanner and MRI . In Indera Mahkota, there are

396-575: A township in Kuantan and nearby tin mining areas such as Gambang and Sungai Lembing . Similar to what occurred in other states in Peninsular Malaysia , rubber plantations attracted Indian settlers as well. The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse took place off the coast of Kuantan on 10 December 1941. Kuantan was declared a full-fledged city by Sultan Abdullah of Pahang on 21 February 2021 and its town council officially renamed

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432-490: Is a "hanging bridge" ( jambatan bergantung ). Access is via a narrow, winding road at the base of the entrance to the Tin Museum. There is another hanging bridge on the outskirts of Sungai Lembing town (visible from the main road, on the right side). There is a Panorama Hill which provides an impressive pre-dawn view. On the Kuantan-Sungai Lembing road at the hamlet of Pancing, there is a limestone mountain which houses

468-766: Is a 3-story, 188-meter-tall tower in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the Malaysia's second tallest tower after the Kuala Lumpur Tower and the second-tallest in East Coast Economic Region after the newly completed Grand Ion Majestic in Genting Highlands , which is Pahang 's tallest building. Its construction was started in August 2017 and completed on 3 September 2019. It features an observation deck at 92 meter high, restaurant at 98 meter high and an open sky-deck at 104 meter high. The tower offers 360-degree view of

504-473: Is being identified as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The launch of SEZ in 2009 by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is one of the first of its kind in Malaysia. The SEZ is located inside East Coast Economic Region (ECER) of Greater Kuantan which stretches from the district of Kertih , Terengganu to the district of Pekan , Pahang. It is now one of the largest SEZs in Asia, covering 390,000 hectares. ECER SEZ serves as

540-558: Is the 14th largest city in Malaysia based on a 2020 population of 548,014 and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia . The administrative centre of the state of Pahang was officially relocated to Kuantan on 27 August 1955 from Kuala Lipis , and was officiated by HRH Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah , the Sultan of Pahang. Kuantan in the first century was

576-766: Is the Sungai Pandan Waterfall . Two others are the Sungai Berkelah Waterfall and the Jerangkang Waterfall . There are four parks in the city, the Gelora Park, Teruntum Mini Zoo, Gambang Safari Park and Agriculture Park at Indera Mahkota . A small park across the main road (and next to the river) in front of the Hospital is named the Esplanade Park or Downtown Kuantan. Here, it is possible to go on

612-459: Is the beach at Teluk Cempedak or Palm Beach. There are scenic beaches popular among vacationers in the city's vicinity, such as Batu Hitam , Balok, Chenor, Pantai Sepat , Beserah, and Cherating . Near Cherating ( Club Med is located here) there are turtle sanctuaries. A few kilometres away from Cherating is Pulau Ular (Snake Island). There is a legend connected with this island. Kuantan is known to tourists for its waterfalls. The most well-known

648-524: Is the state-owned oil and gas company, Petronas , while the other private sector partner is the plantation group IOI Group, a public listed company. Both Petronas and IOI have a strong presence in the East Coast. The East Coast Economic Region Development Council was established to implement the master plan. The ECER was launched by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Terengganu ,

684-553: The Kuantan Town Council ( Malay : Majlis Bandaran Kuantan ) from 1953 to 31 August 1979 and the Kuantan Municipal Council ( Malay : Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan ) from 1 September 1979 until 20 February 2021, is the local authority of Kuantan. Part of the larger East Coast Economic Growth Region (ECER), Kuantan will see many new developments including: Kuantan features a tropical rainforest climate under

720-724: The Köppen climate classification . Usually, the area experiences two seasons per year, i.e., the "Dry" and Hot season and the Rainy season. The "Dry" and Hot Season (a relative term as the city does not truly have a dry season ) occurs when seasonal south-west winds blow from Sumatra toward the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia but are blocked by the Titiwangsa Mountain Range. The temperature may reach 40 degrees Celsius. The Rainy season usually occurs between October and March. During this season,

756-614: The 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) Indera Mahkota campus on year 2004. IIUM Kuantan focuses on medical related degree programmes offered through several faculties or Kulliyyahs such as: Kulliyyah of Medicine, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences (Radiography, Optometry, Dietetics, Audiology, Physiology and Biomedical Science), Kulliyyah of Nursing, and Kulliyyah of Science (Biotechnology, Computational and Theoritical Sciences (CTS), Applied Chemistry, Physics, Marine Science, Plant Science, and Applied Plant Science), Kulliyyah of Dentistry. The Jalan Hospital campus (JHC) campus houses

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792-652: The Chief Minister of Pahang Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Senior Minister of Infrastructure Development Fadillah Yusof, then Minister of Communications and Multimedia Saifuddin Abdullah, Speaker of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly Ishak Muhamad, Pahang State Government Secretary Salehuddin Ishak, Mayor of Kuantan City Hamdan Hussin and other members of federal cabinet and Pahang State Government. During

828-772: The International Islamic University Medical Center International Islamic University Malaysia . There are several private medical centres operate in city: KPJ Pahang Specialist Hospital, Kuantan Medical Center (KMC), Hospital Pakar PRK Muip, KCDC Hospital and Darul Makmur Medical Center. A Community Health Centre serves suburbs such as Beserah, while smaller clinics are in smaller suburbs such as Bandar Indera Mahkota . There are many institutes of higher learning in Kuantan. They are categorised as Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA); public university or Institut Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS); private university. Two of

864-650: The Kuantan City Council (MBK). The Pahang state government shifted the administrative centre of Pahang from Kuala Lipis to Kuantan in 1955. The urban area of Kuantan city is located mostly in the mukims of Kuala Kuantan and Beserah. Kuantan City Council , formerly known as the Kuantan Sanitary Board ( Malay : Lembaga Kesihatan Kuantan ) from 1913 until 1937, the Kuantan Town Board ( Malay : Lembaga Bandaran Kuantan ) from 1937 until 1953,

900-526: The Kuantan River and Kuantan City. The design of the tower was inspired by spear head which is one of element on the Pahang's Coat of Arms while the tower's porch inspired by Lumnitzera Tree. There are also some symbolic concept behind the tower's design: Kuantan 188 was official inaugurated on 21 February 2021 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah (who also is the Sultan of Pahang) via video footage played on

936-760: The Malaysian education curriculum. This includes the International School of Kuantan, grades K to 12. Kuantan is connected to Kuala Lumpur via the East Coast Expressway and Karak Expressway. Kuantan is now more accessible by road transportation than before, primarily because of the opening of East Coast Expressway. The East Coast Expressway, which begins in Gombak , Selangor and ends near Kuala Terengganu , also links Kuantan to other major towns in Pahang. East Coast Economic Region The master planner for ECER

972-569: The administrative and commercial capital of Pahang. Trade and commerce are important in the economy of the town. There are petrochemical industries, mostly in Gebeng, an industrial area about 25 km north of Kuantan. Among the major companies operating in Kuantan are BASF PETRONAS Chemicals, MTBE/Polypropylene (M) Sdn Bhd, BP Chemicals, MTBE, Flexsys, Bredero Shaw, Eastman Chemical , Kaneka, Polyplastics, Mieco, KNM, JiKang, W.R. Grace , Cryovac , Wasco Pipeline Coatings, AMC, etc. Kuantan

1008-469: The event, the honorable guests also witnessed a boat parade by the federal government, state government, local authorities and defense forces along the Kuantan River. Apart from Kuantan Tower 188 which is iconic in the middle of the city center, there are several tall buildings around Kuantan City. Kuantan is famous among locals and tourists for its fish crackers (called keropok in Malay) and salted fish, where

1044-521: The fish are marinated mainly with salt and left out to dry in the sun for days and sold at the market, Serambi Teruntum in Tanjung Lumpur. Fresh grilled fish or ikan bakar can be purchased at Tanjung Lumpur and Beserah area mostly located near fishermen's village. Many types of local food can be found at the city centre. Very popular and sold by street vendors (especially at the night markets) are varieties of satay which consists of grilled meat on

1080-488: The north-east winds bring rain to Kuantan. It can get very cloudy with a large amount of rainfall. Floods may also occur. Areas subject to possible flooding include the road to Sungai Lembing and also a few areas along the Kuantan River. In 2006, Kuantan experienced significant air pollution that affected visibility because of the haze blowing in from Sumatra and the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia . Kuantan's population

1116-553: The notable IIUM Breast Centre, a centre devoted to the research and diagnosis of breast cancer. Kolej Komuniti Kuantan was founded in 2001 and currently operating at a permanent campus in Bandar Indera Mahkota. The Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) was founded in 2002 and located in Gambang. UMP offers undergraduates and postgraduates education mainly in engineering and technical fields through its 7 faculties and centre. UMP has

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1152-448: The public institutes in Kuantan is Politeknik Sultan Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) & Politeknik METrO Kuantan (PMKu). POLISAS established in 1976 and PMKu established on 1 April 2011. The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), which is a branch from the main campus in Gombak. There are two IIUM campuses in Kuantan. The Jalan Hospital campus (JHC) campus that opened on year 1997 and

1188-574: The region, which occupies almost half of Peninsular Malaysia, and lagged the West Coast states it in terms of income and investments. Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak , who succeeded Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2008, continued the Malaysian leadership's commitment to corridor development, incorporating it into his Government Transformation Plan to bring to pass Malaysia's vision to become a high income developed nation in 2020. Two strategic initiatives under his leadership are ECER Special Economic Zone (ECER SEZ) and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park. Both are

1224-478: The state capital of Terengganu and Kota Bharu , the state capital of Kelantan on 30 October 2007 and the following day in Kuantan , the state capital of Pahang . During the launch, the Prime Minister announced a RM 6 billion allocation as part of public investment in this development corridor. The investment is primarily in high-impact projects that will serve as catalysts for the socio-economic development of

1260-432: Was approximately 427,515 in 2010 which was composed of 78.5% Malay , 17.9% Chinese, 3.3% Indian and 0.3% other races. The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. By 2019, its population had grown to 529,600. One of its major economic activities is tourism. Domestically, it is famous for the production of handicrafts, batik , keropok (dried fish crackers) and salted fish. Kuantan serves as

1296-399: Was established by Haji Senik and his followers in the 1850s. Early primary economic activities included fishing and small businesses. The main evidence of the establishment of the village is the cemetery that is situated near Taman Esplanade in front of the current Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan . Towards the late 19th century, arrival of Chinese miners and traders saw the establishment of

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