Noor Arfa Craft Complex (GPS: 5.27634, 103.16763) is the biggest private handicraft centre in Kuala Terengganu. It is located in Chenderang, a short distance from the Ibai River.
The Noor Arfa Craft Complex is the flagship outlet of the Noor Arfa batik enterprise. The craft complex has a wing where batik painting is demonstrated. Another wing is a craft school where visitors can take part in learning traditional crafts.
Batik printing demonstration at Noor Arfa (19 February 2011)
In the main building of the craft complex is the batik showroom with numerous products of batik including menswear and womenswear, accessories, and souvenirs. On the ground floor is a factory outlet centre where shoppers can grab branded items on stock over runs at factory prices.
Noor Arfa is the best known brand of batik in Malaysia. The business began in 1980 when the husband-and-wife team of Wan Mohd Ariffin and Noor Hijerah began designing and selling their own hand-drawn batik products. They soon came up with the name Noor Arfa, a portmanteau of their two names.
Today Noor Arfa batik factory occupies a 2.5-acre site in the Chenderung Industrial Area in southern Kuala Terengganu. Attached to the factory is the craft complex, which has the largest batik showroom in the country.
Address
Noor Arfa Craft Complex
Lot 4153, Chendering Industrial Area
21080 Kuala Terengganu
Phone: 09 617 9700