Kolok River

The Golok River is a river that lies on the border between and . The name of the river in Malay means 'river of machete'. The river borders the Malaysian state of and the Thai province of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Malaysia
  • Also known as: Golok River”, “Mae Nam Kolok”, “Sugnai Kolok”, “Sungai Kolok”, and “Sungei Golok

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pengkalan Kubor and Tak Bai.

Village
is a small coastal border town in , , , bordering , , across the estuary of the Golok River.

is a small town on the , 3 km north of the border with . The local border crossing is at the village of Ban Taba, and the nearest major town on the Malaysian side of the border is , 's state capital.

Kolok River

Latitude
6.2269° or 6° 13′ 37″ north
Longitude
102.08141° or 102° 4′ 53″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6PR463GJ+QH
Geo­Names ID
1734454
Wiki­data ID
Q2320130
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Kolok River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر جولوك
  • Asturian: Ríu Golok
  • Catalan: Riu Golok
  • Cebuano: Mae Nam Kolok
  • Chinese: 哥乐河
  • Chinese: 哥樂河
  • Croatian: Golok (rijeka)
  • Croatian: Golok
  • Dutch: Golok
  • Irish: Abhainn Golok
  • Korean: 골록 강
  • Korean: 골록강
  • Korean: 매남꼴록
  • Malay: Sungai Golok
  • Tamil: கோலோக் ஆறு
  • Thai: แม่น้ำโก-ลก
  • Thai: แม่น้ำโกลก
  • Welsh: Afon Golok

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kampong Pulau Ular and Ban Po Yo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pulau Tengkorak and Pulau Ubi.

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