Pengkalan Chepa

Coordinates: 6°10′N 102°17′E / 6.167°N 102.283°E / 6.167; 102.283
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For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Pengkalan Chepa (federal constituency).
Pengkalan Chepa
Pengkale Chepo
Suburb of
District
Kota Bharu District
Local area governmentKota Bharu Municipal Council (MPKB)

Pengkalan Chepa (

Kelantanese: Pengkale Chepo; Jawi: ڤڠكالن چڤا) is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia. Situated about 8 km (5 mi) from Kota Bharu, the state capital, it is within the Kota Bharu metropolitan area
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Pengkalan Chepa is where the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is located.

The town was a focal point of Cham people coming to Kelantan for trade and religious studies for centuries; the name "Chepa" (Jawi: چڤا, modern spelling: Cepa) is in reference to their former kingdom of Champa hence "Champa Landing".[1]

References

  1. doi:10.3406/arch.2013.4389.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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6°10′N 102°17′E / 6.167°N 102.283°E / 6.167; 102.283


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