Kuala Sungai Baru

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Kuala Sungai Baru
Downtown Kuala Sungai Baru.JPG
Country Malaysia
State Malacca
District Alor Gajah
Fishing is popular in Kuala Sungai Baru Fishing is popular in Kuala Sungai Baru.JPG
Fishing is popular in Kuala Sungai Baru
Linggi Pier, where barter trade activity took place as well as a fishing jetty Linggi Pier.JPG
Linggi Pier, where barter trade activity took place as well as a fishing jetty

Kuala Sungai Baru is a mukim and town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, with fishing as main economic activity. It is situated midway between Kuala Linggi and Pengkalan Balak and is approximately 15 kilometers from Masjid Tanah. [1]

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Education

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Pintu Gerbang KTIAM.jpg Universiti Melaka (UniMEL)The state government's private college which focused on Islamic Science, Psychology and Technology disciplines. It was established in 1996 as Melaka International Islamic Technology College (Malay : Kolej Teknologi Islam Antarabangsa Melaka, KTIAM) under the Act of Private Higher Educational Institutions 1996, upgraded by the Ministry of Higher Education to University College of Islam Melaka (Malay : Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka, KUIM) in 2009 and upgraded again to a fully fledged University on 8 April 2021. [2]
Malaysian Maritime Academy.JPG Malaysian Maritime Academy (Malay : Akademi Laut Malaysia, MMA or ALAM)A maritime training academy in Malaysia wholly owned by MISC Berhad with a 30 hectares campus in the town, which provides training for seagoing personnel. [3]

Infrastructures

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STS Operation.JPG Port of Kuala Sungai Linggi Commercially known as Linggi International Floating Transshipment & Trading HUB (LIFT-HUB), it is a transshipment area for liquid bulk transshipments and break-bulking located offshore of Linggi River in the Strait of Malacca. [4] [5]

Tourist attractions

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Konet Island (Malay : Pulau Konet)An islet located 100 metres off the shores of Telok Gong, it is connected to the mainland by a tombolo and is accessible by foot at low tide. [6]
Paya Laut Linggi Recreational Forest.JPG Kuala Linggi Mangrove Recreational Forest (Malay : Hutan Rekreasi Paya Laut Kuala Linggi) Mangrove recreational forest at the mouth of the Linggi River, near the border between Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. [7]
Kuala Linggi Fort (Malay : Kota Kuala Linggi)A fort that was built at Kampung Kuala Linggi and atop the Bukit Supai (Sepoy’s Hill). It was erected by the Dutch and Bugis soldiers as a sign of friendship after a war which took place from 1756 until 1757, strategically located in an area capable of monitoring the incoming and outgoing river traffic in the past. Besides being known as "Supai Fort", it was also known as Fort Filiphina, after the name of the Dutch Governor’s daughter at that time. According to local history, the agreement between the Dutch and Bugis soldiers took place on 1 January 1758. This agreement empowered the Dutch control over the Linggi area and the tin trading. The square shaped fort was erected from an arrangement of laterite stones. For defense, a semi circle was made at each corner of the fort where cannons were placed. [8]
Cape Rachado Lighthouse.jpg Cape Rachado Lighthouse A lighthouse located in Tanjung Tuan, believed to be the oldest in the country, with its history allegedly dating back to Portuguese rule of Malacca during the 16th century. [9] [10]

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