Durian Burung

For the fruit, see Durio graveolens.

Durian Burung
Etymology: Malay word for Durio graveolens
Durian Burung in Padang Terap District
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Coordinates: 6°28′06.3″N100°42′34.2″E / 6.468417°N 100.709500°E / 6.468417; 100.709500
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
District	Padang Terap
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)

Durian Burung is a small border town in Mukim Batang Tunggang Kiri, Padang Terap District, Kedah, Malaysia. Across the border is Ban Prakop of Songkhla, Thailand.

This border crossing is the second border crossing from Kedah state to Songkhla province; the other crossing is at Bukit Kayu Hitam at the Malaysian side and Sadao town at the Thai side. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The name comes from the Malay Durian Burung (lit. 'bird durian'), and refers to the durian species Durio graveolens . ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "New Thai-Malaysian border crossing point opens in Songkhla | Royal Thai Embassy". Thaiembassy.sg. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
2. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia - Thailand-Malaysia opened a border crossing at Nathawi District in Songkhla - Year 2010". Kln.gov.my. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
3. "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2013-09-08.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. O'Gara, E.; Guest, D. I.; Hassan, N. M. (2004). "Occurrence, Distribution and Utilisation of Durian Germplasm" (PDF). In Drenth, A.; Guest, D. I. (eds.). Diversity and Management of Phytophthora in Southeast Asia ACIAR Monograph No. 114. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). pp. 187–193. ISBN   978-1-86320-405-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
5. Kostermans, André Joseph Guillaume Henri (December 1958). Dilmy, A.; Van Steens, C. G. G. J. (eds.). "The Genus Durio Adans. (Bombac.)". Reinwardtia. 4 (3): 91–95. doi:10.14203/reinwardtia.v4i3.1008 (inactive 12 July 2025). ISSN   2337-8824. OCLC   4142407. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.