Tanjung Kupang

Cape of Kupang Tanjung Kupang
Other transcription(s)
•  Jawi	تانجوڠ كوڤاڠ‎
•  Chinese	丹绒古邦 Dānrónggǔbāng
•  Tamil	தஞ்சோங் குப்பாங் Tañcōṅ kuppāṅ(Transliteration)
Tanjung Kupang in Johor Bahru District
Cape of Kupang Show map of Johor Cape of Kupang Show map of Peninsular Malaysia Cape of Kupang Show map of Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°21′02″N103°36′03″E / 1.3505398°N 103.6007792°E / 1.3505398; 103.6007792
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Johor Bahru

Tanjung Kupang is a mukim in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. ^[1]

Geography

The mukim has an area of approximately 115 km² with a population of 10,702 people. ^[2]

Air crash

Main article: Malaysian Airline System Flight 653

Tanjung Kupang was the crash site of Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 on December 4, 1977. ^[3] The flight was hijacked and crashed near Kampong Ladang, Tanjung Kupang. All 93 passengers and 7 crew perished and no recognisable bodies were found. The remains were buried in a common grave known as Tanjung Kupang Memorial at Jalan Kebun Teh.

Transportation

Sultan Abu Bakar Check point, Tanjung Kupang

The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link was built between Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The bridge was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway, and was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway and its total length over water is 1,920 m.

References

1. "List of Headman in Johor". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
2. "JPS Daerah Johor Bahru" [JPS Johor Bahru District](PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-31.
3. "A hijacked Malaysian airlines jet with 100 persons aboard exploded and crashed Sunday night". Associated Press. 4 December 1977.