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Kelantan

Kelantan
State
Kelantan Darul Naim
كلنتن دار النّعيم‎
Other transcription(s)
 • Malay Kelantan
 • Jawi كلنتن‎
 • Chinese 吉蘭丹
 • Tamil
 • Thai กลันตัน
Flag of Kelantan
Flag
Coat of arms of Kelantan
Coat of arms
Motto: Berserah Kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan
(To God Kelantan Surrenders)
Anthem: Selamat Sultan
   Kelantan in    Malaysia
   Kelantan in    Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°15′N 102°0′E / 5.250°N 102.000°E / 5.250; 102.000Coordinates: 5°15′N 102°0′E / 5.250°N 102.000°E / 5.250; 102.000
Capital Kota Bharu
Royal capital Kota Bharu
Government
 • Sultan Sultan Muhammad V
 • Regent Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra
 • Menteri Besar Ahmad Yaakob (PAS)
Area
 • Total 15,099 km2 (5,830 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 1,718,200
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 • Demonym Kelantanese
Human Development Index
 • HDI (2010) 0.659 (medium) (13th)
Postal code 15xxx to 18xxx
Calling code 09
ISO 3166 code MY-03
Vehicle registration D
Pattani control 1603
Siamese control 1842
Japanese occupation 8 December 1941
Accession into the Federation of Malaya 1 February 1948
Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya 31 August 1957
Website www.kelantan.gov.my

Kelantan (Malay pronunciation: [kəˈlantan]; Jawi: كلنتن; Thai: กลันตัน; rtgsKalantan, Kelantanese: Kelate) is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The honorific of the state is Darul Naim, (Jawi: دار النعيم, "The Blissful Abode").

Kelantan is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia. It is bordered by Narathiwat Province of Thailand to the north, Terengganu to the south-east, Perak to the west, and Pahang to the south. To the north-east of Kelantan is the South China Sea.

Kelantan is located in the north-eastern corner of the peninsula. Kelantan, which is said to translate as the "Land of Lightning" (see alternate theories below), is an agrarian state with lush paddy fields, rustic fishing villages and casuarina-lined beaches. Kelantan is home to some of the most ancient archaeological discoveries in Malaysia, including several prehistoric aboriginal settlements.

Due to Kelantan's relative isolation and largely rural lifestyle, Kelantanese culture differs somewhat from Malay culture in the rest of the peninsula; this is reflected in the cuisine, arts, and the peculiar Kelantanese Malay language, which is unintelligible even for some speakers of standard Malay.


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