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KUALA TERENGGANU

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Kuala Terengganu has a made-for-the-movies
Southeast Asian success story: fishing village
finds oil, money flows in, modernity ensues.
Here and there you’ll find an old kampung
house seemingly hiding among the high-
rises, and these glimpses, plus a seafood-
heavy local cuisine, make Kuala Terengganu
worth a day or two of exploration.
Note that Kuala Terengganu is very, very
Islamic and official business is closed on
Friday and Saturday.

Information
Jln Sultan Ismail is the commercial hub and
home to most banks, which are open 9.30am
to 3.30pm, except Friday.
Golden Wood Internet (%631 0128; 59 Jln Tok Lam;
per hr RM5)
Tourism Malaysia Office (%630 9087; 11 Tingkat
Bawah; h9am-5pm Sat-Thu) General information on
Malaysia.

Tourist Information Office (%617 1553; Jln Sultan

Zainal Abidin; h9am-5pm Sat-Thu) Brochures on

Terengganu.

Sights

Kuala Terengganu’s compact Chinatown is situ-

ated along Jln Kampung Cina (also called Jln

Bandar). It’s a colourful array of hole-in-the-

wall Chinese shops, hairdressing salons and

restaurants, as well as a sleepy Chinese temple

and some narrow alleys leading to jetties on

the waterfront.

The central market (cnr Jln Kampung Cina & Jln

Banggol; h8am-5pm Sat-Thu) is a lively place to

graze on exotic snacks, and the floor above

the fish section has a wide collection of

batik and kain songket (handwoven fabric).

Across from the market is a flight of stairs

leading up to Bukit Puteri (Princess Hill), a

200m hill with city vistas and the remains of

a fort. Istana Maziah (Sultan’s Palace; Jln Masjid Abidin)

and Zainal Abidin Mosque (Jln Masjid Abidin) are not

camera shy.

Kompleks Muzium Negeri Terengganu ( Terengganu

State Museum; %622 1444; adult RM5; h9am-5pm)

claims to be the largest museum in the

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To Marang

Toku (5km); Tasik Kenyir (55km)Warung Simpang

Negeri Terengganu (4km);Kompleks Muzium

To Kak Yah (3km);

Kota Bharu (159km)Merang (38km);

To Airport (5km);

Chinatown

Terengganu

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Local Ferries

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Jetty for

Jetty for Ferries

OfficeTelekom

Midtown

Hotel YT

Maybank

GroundSports

Stadium

Besar

Duyung

Pulau

Pulau WanEmbong

Duyung Kecil

Pulau

Batu BurukPantai

To PulauRedang

Tiong

Kampung

Jln Kampung pung

Jln Pjsara

Jln Pejabat

Jln

Zainal Abidin

PetaniEmpat

Jln Nesan

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Bukit

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Jln Batas Baru

Abidin Jln Sultan Sulaiman

Jln Tok Lam

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Jln Banggol

Kam Dalam

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Jln SultanZainal Abidin

Batu Buruk

Jln Pantai

Jln Sultan Mahamud

Jln Balik

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JlnSultan Ismail

Jln Sultan Omar

Jln Sultan

Cina

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SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES

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INFORMATION

Main Taxi Stand........................... B2

Main Bus Station.......................... B2

Express Bus Station....................... C2

Terapung Puteri........................... B2

Restoran Golden Dragon.............. B2

Outdoor Hawker Centre............... B2

Night Market............................... D3

Ping Anchorage Travellers' Inn..... B2

Awi's Yellow House.......................A2

Zainal Abidin Mosque..................... B2

Istana Maziah.................................B2

Chinese Temple..............................B2

Central Market...............................B2

Bukit Puteri.....................................B2

Tourist Information Office.............. B2

Tourism Malaysia Office................ C3

Golden Wood Internet...................B2

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