Pengkalan Kubor (
Kelantanese: ''Kaley Kubo'',
Jawi: ڤڠكالن قبور) is a small coastal border town in
Tumpat District
Tumpat ( Kelantanese: ''Ttupak'') is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan, Malaysia, at the mouth of Kelantan River.
Tumpat is situated at the end of the '' East Coast Line'' railway line operat ...
,
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...
,
Malaysia
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, bordering
Tak Bai,
Narathiwat
Narathiwat (, ) is a town ( thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand and capital of Narathiwat Province. The town is in the Mueang Narathiwat District and was established in 1936. As of 2008, the population was 40,521. It lies 1,141 km south ...
,
Thailand
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across the estuary of the
Golok River
The Golok River (, , ; ) is a river that lies on the border between Malaysia and Thailand. The name of the river in Malay means 'river of machete'.
The river borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan and the Thai province of Narathiwat. The fri ...
.
Along with
Rantau Panjang
Rantau Panjang ( Kelantanese: ''Ghata Panjey''; Thai: รันเตาปันจัง) is a ''mukim'' (subdistrict/commune) and also a parliamentary constituency in Pasir Mas District, Kelantan, Malaysia, located next to the Thai border. ...
to its southwest, Pengkalan Kubor is a popular place for
duty-free shopping
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.
Geography
Pengkalan Kubor is situated on the northern extremity of
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...
, on the eastern bank of the
Golok River
The Golok River (, , ; ) is a river that lies on the border between Malaysia and Thailand. The name of the river in Malay means 'river of machete'.
The river borders the Malaysian state of Kelantan and the Thai province of Narathiwat. The fri ...
mouth. The Golok acts as a natural
international boundary
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between the state on the
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 ...
n side and the province of
Narathiwat
Narathiwat (, ) is a town ( thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand and capital of Narathiwat Province. The town is in the Mueang Narathiwat District and was established in 1936. As of 2008, the population was 40,521. It lies 1,141 km south ...
on the
Thai side.
The town of
Tak Bai sits right across the river.
Unlike
Rantau Panjang
Rantau Panjang ( Kelantanese: ''Ghata Panjey''; Thai: รันเตาปันจัง) is a ''mukim'' (subdistrict/commune) and also a parliamentary constituency in Pasir Mas District, Kelantan, Malaysia, located next to the Thai border. ...
and
Bukit Bunga
Bukit Bunga is a village in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consi ...
, there is no bridge linking the town with
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
. As of now, vehicles entering from both sides are subjected to
ferry
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service.
References
External links
Google Maps linkshowing Pengkalan Kubor (bottom right) and Ban Taba, Tak Bai (left)
Towns in Kelantan
Tumpat District
Malaysia–Thailand border crossings
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