Thursday, September 27, 2012

This is Kuantan




This is Kuantan as seen from the Shahzan Inn. The large letters by the river denote the name of this town on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Kuantan, or Kampung Teruntum, as it was called, is said to have been founded in the early 1850s by Haji Senik. In 1854, a group of Malays from Sumatera, Indonesia, arrived in this land through the river and named it Kampung Kuantan, the place where they came from. Today it has been shortened to 'Kuantan'.

It has come a long way since then!



13 comments:

  1. A beautiful view of Kuantan. Greetings.

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  2. Totally nice view of Kuantan. This picture really is beckoning me to return to Kuantan again.

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  3. thank a lot for promoting kuantan to all.every place have their own history.great job..

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  4. You have been playing, it looks like a painting. :)

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  5. I had no idea it was that old...there must be quite a bit of history?

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  6. Interesting rendering Duncan, and a fabulous point of view :^)

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  7. Like this comics rendering of Kuantan town. Can relate to it well. Quite a typical view of any town anywhere in Malaysia.

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  8. Thanks for leaving your thoughts on this post. I'd love to learn more of the history of Kuantan.

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