Tanjung Kupang
Cape of Kupang
Tanjung Kupang | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | تانجوڠ كوڤاڠ |
| • Tamil | தஞ்சோங் குப்பாங் Tañcōṅ kuppāṅ (Transliteration) |
 Tanjung Kupang in Johor Bahru District | |
  Cape of Kupang | |
| Coordinates: 1°21′02″N 103°36′03″E / 1.3505398°N 103.6007792°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Johor |
| District | Johor Bahru |
Tanjung Kupang is a mukim in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia.[1]
Geography
[edit]The mukim has an area of 283 km2 with a population of 10,702 people.[2]
Air crash
[edit]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
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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
[edit]- ^ "List of Headman in Johor". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Johor%20Bahru%20Profil%20(Rev1).pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "A hijacked Malaysian airlines jet with 100 persons aboard exploded and crashed Sunday night". Associated Press. 4 December 1977.
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