Kuala Besut is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ...

Besut District Besut ( Terengganuan and Kelantanese: ''Besuk'') is a Terengganu Malay and Kelantan Malay district in the Terengganu federal state of Malaysia. It is bordered by the state of Kelantan to the north and west and the South China Sea to the east. It ...

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. It is the departure point for boats to the

Perhentian Islands The Perhentian Islands ( Malay: ''Kepulauan Perhentian''; Terengganu Malay: ''Perhentiang''; Kelantan-Pattani Malay: ''Perhentiey'') are a group of islands off the coast of Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The two main islands are Perhen ...

. There are a variety of tour operators that tourist can choose for getting to Perhentian Islands. Small shops selling souvenirs of Perhentian Islands are also available around the town.

History

World War II

Imperial Japanese The Empire of Japan, also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the Japanese nation state that existed from the Meiji Restoration on January 3, 1868, until the Constitution of Japan took effect on May 3, 1947. From 1910 to 19 ...

forces from

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu ( Kelantanese: ''Koto Baghu''), colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mout ...

successfully invades Kuala Besut on 10 December 1942 in order to capture the airfield on Gong Kedak before proceeding to the capital of Terengganu.

Climate

Kuala Besut has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from February to May and heavy to very heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Gallery

Image:Kuala_Besut_Jetty.jpg, Kuala Besut Harbour and Jetty Image:Kuala Besut river.JPG, Kuala Besut river seen from the main bridge

References

External links

JPN Website
Besut District Mukims of Terengganu {{Terengganu-geo-stub