KUALA TERENGGANU WALKING TOUR
1.The Maziah Palace (Istana Maziah) which was
built between around 1897 and 1903 as a residence and reception venue for the
Terengganu royal family.
2.It too has been remodelled a number of times, most
recently by the addition of the two towers flanking the main entrance which
have given it a kind of theme park look.
3.This palace is not normally open to
the public but you can visit the mini-park in front.
1.Next turn left onto Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin and follow it
until you find the Tourist Information Office where you can obtain lots of
information on hotels, resorts and places to go in the state of Terengganu.
2.Next door is the Bazaar Warisan, a newly built shopping development containing
shops selling souvenirs, gifts, batik and so on.
REDANG ISLAND BEACHES
1. Redang
Island beaches are some of the best in Malaysia.
2.The beautiful heart-shaped
paradise island of Redang is one of Malaysia’s top beach destinations, situated about 30 km off the Terengganu coast, just north of Kuala Terengganu.
3.Much of
the island’s coastline is rocky with jungle-clad hills dropping straight into
the sea.
4.These conditions are good for coral reef formation and with deep water
close to the shoreline, the island is popular with snorkelers and scuba divers.
5.The island is not all rocky and there are a number of superb sandy beaches
1.This is on the same side of the island as Long Beach from
which it is separated by a headland. Again a rather inaccessible beach, except
by boat or on foot through jungle trails.
2.The beach can be divided into two;
Teluk Kalong Kecil, where Redang Kalong Resort is located, and Teluk Kalong Besar,
where the Redang Mutiara Beach Resort is found.
3.Two small islands Pulau
Kerengga Besar and Kecil are located just offshore this beach, as is a crescent
shaped sand bar which is exposed at low tide.
RANTAU ABANG
1.Rantau Abang used to be the place to come at night to watch
leatherback turtles lay their eggs.
2.The beach here slopes steeply meaning that
mother turtles do not have to waste too much energy to reach a suitable spot
near the vegetation line to begin laying their eggs.
3.Also the size of the sand
granules on this beach is large which might contribute to making the sand a
more welcoming temperature for leatherback mums-to-be.
4.For these reasons this
beach became one of only six main nesting sites in the world for these gentle
giant creatures which can grow up to 3 meters in length and weigh up to a ton.
5.Back in 1956, when I was just an egg myself, 10,000 nestings were reported
along this beach. By 2003 that number had dwindled down to just 2.
6.It has now
been several years without any sightings so the leatherback is effectively
extinct in this area.
7.The
beach here is beautiful with clean orange sand and clear water.
8.The steep slope
probably continues under the water which might explain the red flags flying on
the beach.
9.There is some basic accommodation here. It is still possible to see
turtles in Terengganu. Go to Redang Island.
ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION PARK
1.One of Terengganu's newer attractions is the Islamic
Civilization Park (Taman Tamadun Islam) featuring scaled-down replicas of 22
famous monuments from the Islamic world.
2.It was opened in 2008 on an island in
the Terengganu River just 1.2km from the Terengganu State Museum on the
outskirts of Kuala Terengganu city.
3.The park claims to provide 'edutainment'
and visitors can learn about the spread of Islamic civilization by marvelling
at the detailed replicas of 22 famous mosques and tombs from around the world.
The 22 Islamic architectural wonders recreated in the park
are:
- National Mosque,
Malaysia - Kudus Al Minar, Indonesia
- Pattani Mosque, Thailand Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque,
Brunei
- Taj Mahal, India
- Badshahi Mosque, Pakistan
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
- Grand Mosque of Samara, Iraq
- Lutfallah Mosque, Iran
- Mausoleum of Abu Nasr Parsa, Afghanistan
- The Sacred Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Aleppo Citadel, Syria
- Mohammad Ali Mosque, Egypt
- The Prophet's Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Suleyman Mosque, Turkey
- Al Hambra Citadel,
Spain
- Kalyan Minaret, Uzbekistan
- Agadez Grand Mosque, Niger
- Kul Sharif Mosque, Russia
- Minaret of Xian, China
- Sultan Mosque, Singapore
- Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia
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