Padang Besar, Malaysia
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Padang Besar Mukim Titi Tinggi, Padang Besar, Perlis (ปาดังเบซาร์) |
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| Nickname(s): Padang, PB, Border Town, Shopping Heaven | |
 Padang Besar
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| Coordinates: 6°39′38″N 100°19′18″E / 6.66056°N 100.32167°ECoordinates: 6°39′38″N 100°19′18″E / 6.66056°N 100.32167°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Perlis |
| Government | |
| • DUN | Khaw Hock Kong |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 810.2 m (2,658.1 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | Around 10,000 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 02100 |
| Area code(s) | 04 |
Padang Besar (locals often call it "Padang" and it is often abbreviated as P.B. It can be translated as "big field" in Bahasa Melayu) is a border town located in the northern part of Perlis state in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar and about 57 km southwest of Hat Yai. The town opposite Padang Besar in Thailand is also known as Padang Besar, although locals here usually refer to the town as "Pekan Siam" or Siamese town.
The town is a "shopping heaven" and popular destination for Malaysians because of the duty-free shopping complex in between the border checkpoints of the two countries. The town attracts several thousand visitors from Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand every weekend and during public holidays.
Padang Besar is connected to Malaysia Federal Route 
and railway which lead to the border crossing into Thailand. The road and railway respectively connect directly to Padang Besar – Sadao Highway (Thailand Route 4054) and State Railway of Thailand to form part of the Trans-Asian Railway.
The Malaysian checkpoint is located to the north east of town, about 300m from the actual border where the Thai checkpoint is located. Both the Malaysian and Thai checkpoints have drive-through lanes
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