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Kuantan
State capital city and district capital in Pahang, Malaysia

Kuantan

Kuantan is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia.

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It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 12th largest city in Malaysia based on a 2020 population of 548,014 and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Get in

Getting to Kuantan

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    Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport
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    Terminal Kuantan Sentral
See

Worth seeing

Taman Teruntum, a mini zoo, is near Taman Teruntum next to the Kuantan golf course. It also offers a Nite Zoo. Pulau Ular- There is a legend associated with this island. It is about how snakes helped the villagers to keep pirates away (Pulau Ular means Snake Island in Malay). Nevertheless, they were conquered by the pirates eventually. These events are believed locally to have happened during the 11th century.

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    Kuantan 188 Tower

    The tallest tower on the East Coast, and the second tallest in Malaysia, 188 m tall, opened 21 February 2021.

Do

Things to do

Taman Gelora, about 3 km from Kuantan along the way to Teluk Cempedak, is a beautiful park called Gelora Park. Various sport activities can be carried out here including jogging, aerobic dance, tennis, beach volleyball, etc. You can admire lotus flowers here too. Teluk Chempedak beach night stroll Cherating - Sunrise on the beach Cherating - Turtle sanctuary. This is seasonal.

Eat

Where to eat

Akob Patin House (Town centre, Tapak PCCL, off Jalan Besar, on the river side of Sungai Kuantan),. Serves a variety of river fish like kerai, tengalan, and patin. Crocodile Rock Pizza & Grill, Lorong Dato Mahmud 1 (Off Jalan Telok Chempedak),. Tue-Sun 17:00-24:00. Perhaps the best Western restaurant in Kuantan, set in an old colonial-style bungalow in a wonderful garden setting.

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