Cherok Tok Kun
Cherok Tokun is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the birthplace of Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister.- Type: Village
- Description: town in Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Cherok To’kun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Minor Basilica of St. Anne and ÆON Mall Bukit Mertajam.
Minor Basilica of St. Anne
Church
The Minor Basilica of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang. Its annual celebration of the feast of St Anne regularly attracts over 100,000 pilgrims from Malaysia and neighbouring countries including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
ÆON Mall Bukit Mertajam
Shopping center
Photo: *angys*, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ÆON Mall Bukit Mertajam is a shopping center, which is situated 3 km south of Cherok Tok Kun.
Jit Sin Independent High School
School
Photo: Zhulinc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jit Sin Independent High School, a member of Jit Sin, is a Chinese independent high school located in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It provides various education levels from junior 1 to 3, senior 1 to 3. Jit Sin Independent High School is situated 3½ km northwest of Cherok Tok Kun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alma and Machang Bubok.
Alma
Suburb
Alma is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located south of Bukit Mertajam and southeast of Bukit Tengah. Popular shopping areas in Alma include Lotus's and AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam, which started operations in 2014.
Machang Bubok
Suburb
Machang Bubok is a new village within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. As of date November 2011, the Machang Bubok village has 2134 people and 85% of the population consists of Chinese.
Bukit Mertajam
Photo: Bktung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bukit Mertajam is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also serves as the seat of the Central Seberang Perai District. As of 2020, Bukit Mertajam had a population of 19,433.
Cherok Tok Kun
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: S.P. Tengah, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.34623° or 5° 20′ 46″ northLongitude
100.48861° or 100° 29′ 19″ eastOpen location code
6PQ28FWQ+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4498826592OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q5092109
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Satellite Map
Discover Cherok Tok Kun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tamil—“Cherok Tok Kun” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Cherok Tok Kun”
- Azerbaijani: “Çerok Tok Kun”
- Catalan: “Cherok Tok Kun”
- Chinese: “直落卓坤”
- Hebrew: “צ’רוק טוק קון”
- Italian: “Cherok Tok Kun”
- Japanese: “チェロク・トク・クン”
- Malay: “Ceruk Tok Kun”
- Tamil: “செருக் தோக்குன்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kampung Jalan Kolam and Kampung Cherok To’Kun Bawah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Cherok Tokun Bawah and Pejabat Perkhidmatan Verterinar Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah.
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