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Tumpat, Kelantan (30 April 2017)
B. Melayu
Tumpat (GPS: 6.19852, 102.16941) is a small town just 15 km north of Kota Bharu in Kelantan. The administrative capital for the district of Jajahan Tumpat, it is noted the terminus of the East-Coast Line, the railway line linking Kelantan with the west coast of peninsula Malaysia. Tumpat is located on a flat plain comprising several river islands.
Today the chief attraction in Tumpat is its many Buddhist temples. Perhaps the most famous is Wat Phothivihan in Kampung Beruk, Tumpat. It has one of the biggest reclining buddha statues in Southeast Asia.
Map of Tumpat, Kelantan
The following are sights within the town of Tumpat. For sights in the vicinity, see the page on Jajahan Tumpat.Sights in Tumpat
- Balai Polis Tumpat / Tumpat Police Station (GPS: 6.19898, 102.16935)
- Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar Jajahan Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Veterinary Department (GPS: 6.19962, 102.16987)
- Kediaman Rasmi Ketua Jajahan Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Officer's Residence (GPS: https://www.timothytye.com/pics/0/06.gif)
- Mahkamah Majistret Tumpat / Tumpat Magistrate Court (GPS: 6.199, 102.16764)
- Majlis Jajahan Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Council (GPS: 6.19995, 102.17072)
- Masjid Ismaili Bandar Tumpat (GPS: 6.19731, 102.17178)
- Pejabat Kebajikan Masyarakat Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Social Welfare Office (GPS: 6.19926, 102.16966)
- Pejabat Pendidikan Jajahan Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Education Office (GPS: 6.19882, 102.16298)
- Pejabat Perikanan Jajahan Tumpat / Jajahan Tumpat Fisheries Office (GPS: 6.19814, 102.17405)
- Pejabat Pos Tumpat / Tumpat Post Office (GPS: 6.19793, 102.16956)
- Pejabat Tanah dan Jajahan Tumpat / Tumpat Land and District Office (GPS: 6.19723, 102.17146)
- Perpustakaan Awam Cawangan Tumpat / Tumpat Branch Public Library (GPS: 6.19947, 102.16897)
- Rumah Api Tumpat / Tumpat Lighthouse (GPS: 6.20051, 102.1671)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Tumpat (1) / Seri Tumpat National School (1) (GPS: 6.19844, 102.16456)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Tumpat / Tumpat National School (GPS: 6.19884, 102.16369)
- Sri Muthumariamman Temple (GPS: 6.19308, 102.16981)
- Taman Tengku Mahkota / Tengku Mahkota Park (GPS: 6.19999, 102.16951)
- Tumpat Railway Station (GPS: 6.199, 102.16764)
Map of Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan
Sights in Jajahan Tumpat
- Istana Bukit Tanah (GPS: 6.19217, 102.16489) Residence of the Sultan of Kelantan when in Tumpat. It is believed to have been built in 1910 on a three-acre site.
- Kedai Akok Sohor (GPS: 6.1292, 102.21098)
- Kelantan Wau Museum (GPS: 6.21568, 102.12655)
- Kompleks ICQS Pengkalan Kubor (GPS: 6.23298, 102.09151)
- Kompleks Perpaduan Jajahan Tumpat (GPS: 6.18295, 102.16942)
- Masjid Al-Ismaili (GPS: 6.12018, 102.21564)
- Masjid As-Somadi (GPS: 6.22157, 102.10944)
- Masjid Aziz Al-Hadi (GPS: 6.1561, 102.20209)
- Masjid Iktikaf Pasar Geting (GPS: 6.21885, 102.11592)
- Masjid Mukim Bunohan (GPS: 6.18076, 102.11813)
- Masjid Wakaf Jawa (GPS: 6.09708, 102.20897)
- Pasaraya Ten Ten (GPS: 6.17807, 102.18858)
- Wat Cheng Buddhavas (GPS: 6.09708, 102.20897)
- Wat Kok Seraya Wanaram (GPS: 6.16078, 102.16247)
- Wat Machimmaram (GPS: 6.18635, 102.10831)
- Wat Mai Suwankiri Dragon Boat Temple (GPS: 6.17807, 102.18858)
- Wat Pikulthong (GPS: 6.18251, 102.16755)
- Wat Phikulyai (GPS: 6.18713, 102.10597)
- Wat Phothivihan: (GPS: 6.13025, 102.13738)
- Wat Pracacinaram (GPS: 6.11282, 102.19348)
- Wat Prachumthat Canaram (GPS: 6.18428, 102.10887)
- Wat Sukhontharam (GPS: 6.16944, 102.13607)
Roads in Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan
How to go to Tumpat
From Kota Bharu, take the Sultan Yahya Bridge across the Kelantan River, and head along the Kota Bharu - Pengkalan Kubor road (Route 134) until Kampung Bendang, then turn right at the junction to Route D23. Follow the signboard towards Tumpat.
Shophouses in Tumpat (30 April, 2017)
Trishawman in Tumpat (30 April, 2017)
Dalam Rhu (GPS: 6.198069, 102.165979) is a main road and settlement Tumpat close to the sea. (30 April, 2017)
Tumpat is on the Map of Towns in Kelantan
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