Kijal

Kijal

Kijal

Town in Terengganu, Malaysia

This article is about the mukim. For the state constituency, see Kijal (state constituency).

Kijal (Jawi: كيجل, est. pop. (2000 census): 4,375)[3] is a mukim in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort which is owned by the Genting Group. Kijal is also known for its lemang and durian. The Kijal Beach stretches for 8 kilometers with rocky outcrops in the north at "Awana Kijal" and south at "Bukit Penunjuk". The famous "sleeping giant" rock formation in the sea is located at Penunjuk beach, where a tidal estuary is often used for anchoring of traditional fishing boats. Also known as Mirul Kijal's Hometown.

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A street junction in Kijal
Kijal in Kemaman District

Transport

E8 towards Kijal Interchange

East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), exit 845 (Kijal Interchange) serves Kijal.

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
  2. [2]
    "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". statistics.gov.my.
  3. [3]
    Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005


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