Kuala Besut

Kuala Besut is a small town in , on the . It's mainly known for being the gateway to the , though it's a fairly cute town, with many murals, colourful hotels, and old-looking wooden buildings.
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  • Town with 153,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Malaysia
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kampung Raja.
, also known as Kota Putera, is a mukim… is situated 3½ km south of Kuala Besut.

Kuala Besut

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Latitude
5.8284° or 5° 49′ 42″ north
Longitude
102.5561° or 102° 33′ 22″ east
UN/LOCODE
MY BST
Open location code
6PQ4RHH4+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369488653
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1736400
Wiki­data ID
Q3493187

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kuala Besut” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوالا بسوت”
  • Chinese: “勿述”
  • Chinese: “瓜拉勿述”
  • Dutch: “Kuala Besut”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوالا بسوت”
  • Esperanto: “Kuala Besut”
  • Indonesian: “Kuala Besut”
  • Malay: “Besut”
  • Malay: “Kampung Kuala Besut”
  • Malay: “Kuala Besut”
  • Malay: “Mukim Kuala Besut”
  • Malay: “کوالا بسوت”
  • Persian: “کوآلا بسوت”
  • Persian: “کوالا بسوت”
  • Polish: “Kuala Besut”
  • Russian: “Куала-Бесут”
  • Tamil: “கோலா பெசுட்”
  • Urdu: “کوالا بیسوت”

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