25 Facts About Kuala Terengganu

Kuala Terengganu, colloquially referred to as KT, is the administrative, economic and royal capital of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.

Kuala Terengganu is located about 440 kilometres northeast of Kuala Lumpur on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Kuala Terengganu was briefly under the influence of the Aceh Sultanate during the early 17th century, but Johor managed to exert its influence again on Kuala Terengganu in the late 17th century.

Kuala Terengganu defeated Sultan Muhammad and forced Sultan Muhammad to flee.

The fire that swept through Kuala Terengganu destroyed many buildings, including Green Palace, the Sultan's palace.

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Kuala Terengganu continued to be Terengganu's capital when it was still a vassal state of Siam and during the early years of British colonisation of Malaya.

Kuala Terengganu fell under the administration of Britain through the Bangkok Treaty of 1909 and was forced to accept a resident "British advisor".

On 18 October 1943, Kuala Terengganu was annexed by Thailand as part of an agreement with the Japanese.

Kuala Terengganu is the royal capital of the state, being the site of the Sultan's many palaces, for example Istana Badariah and Istana Maziah.

Kuala Terengganu was first designated as a local government area in 1928 through the Municipal and Health Enactment 1928.

On 1 January 2008, a declaration was made by the state government and Kuala Terengganu became the first city on the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia to achieve city status.

On 18 September 2014, the northern part of Kuala Terengganu was declared as the state's newest district with the name of Kuala Nerus.

The Chinese of Kuala Terengganu are made up of Hokkien and they practised either Buddhism, Taoism or Christianity.

Kuala Terengganu was a major fishing port and one of the important trading ports in Malaya.

Economic sector in Kuala Terengganu is mostly made up of small-scale manufacturing industries such as the traditional textile making, local food industries, arts and craft factories, and agriculture, with most of them centred around residential areas or villages.

Transport facilities that are available in Kuala Terengganu include the taxicab and Kuala Terengganu Bus Terminal where the local bus services and interstate coaches to all major cities and towns in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore operate.

Kuala Terengganu has its own special bus service known as Bas Bandar or Town Bus, operated by the state-owned firm Cas Ligas Sdn.

Kuala Terengganu is the first city in the East Coast to have a public bicycle-sharing system.

Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a three-kilometre bridge over the Terengganu River, provides the main road link between the two banks of the river and Duyong Island.

Kuala Terengganu is connected to other towns via a good network of roads that are accessible from many major towns and cities in Peninsula Malaysia.

The East Coast Expressway E8, which starts from Gombak until Kuala Terengganu, has shorten the time for travellers to drive from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Visitors can drive to Kuala Terengganu by using the Federal Route 3 from Kuantan, Kota Bharu, and Johor Bahru that offers a more scenic view of the coastline and villages.

Chinatown of Kuala Terengganu is the centre of the Peranakan Chinese in the city.

Kuala Terengganu receives almost all of Malaysian terrestrial television channels.

Kuala Terengganu has hosted several sporting events such as the 2008 Malaysian Games, the Annual Sultan Mahmud Bridge International Run, The Monsoon Cup, The International Beach Sports Carnival, the finals for National Badminton Circuit Competition, and staged the ending and starting points for Le Tour de Langkawi cycling race.

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