Kota Bharu, Kelantan:
📍 Lokasi
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Terletak di tebing Sungai Kelantan, berhampiran Laut China Selatan.
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Bersempadan dengan Thailand di sebelah utara melalui daerah Tumpat dan Rantau Panjang.
🏛 Sejarah
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Nama “Kota Bharu” bermaksud kubu atau kota yang baharu.
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Ditubuhkan pada tahun 1844 oleh Sultan Muhammad II (juga dikenali sebagai Long Senik Mulut Merah).
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Pernah menjadi pusat pentadbiran kerajaan Kelantan sebelum penjajahan British.
🌸 Budaya & Tradisi
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Kota Bharu dikenali sebagai “Serambi Mekah” kerana pengaruh Islam yang sangat kuat.
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Aktiviti budaya seperti dikir barat, wayang kulit, silat, dan makyong berasal dari sini.
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Seni kraf terkenal termasuklah songket, batik, dan perak tempa.
🍛 Makanan Ikonik
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Nasi kerabu – nasi biru dengan ulam-ulaman dan sambal tumis.
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Nasi dagang – nasi berlemak dengan gulai ikan tongkol.
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Ayam percik, laksam, dan kuih muih tradisional juga sangat popular.
🕌 Tarikan Utama
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Masjid Muhammadi – masjid negeri yang bersejarah.
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Muzium Negeri Kelantan – mempamerkan warisan budaya.
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Pasar Siti Khadijah – pasar ikonik dengan majoriti peniaga wanita.
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Pantai Cahaya Bulan (PCB) – pantai rekreasi terkenal.
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Istana Jahar & Istana Balai Besar – istana lama Kesultanan Kelantan.
🚗 Ekonomi & Pembangunan
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Kota Bharu ialah pusat ekonomi Kelantan, berasaskan perdagangan, pelancongan, dan perkhidmatan.
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Walaupun moden, ia masih mengekalkan gaya hidup tradisional dan nilai masyarakat Timur.
✨ Unik Kota Bharu
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Bandar ini tenang, berorientasikan keluarga, dan mempunyai suasana Islamik yang kuat.
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Dikenali dengan keramahan penduduk tempatan dan budaya yang masih utuh.
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Kaya dengan sejarah perjuangan menentang penjajahan, termasuk semasa Perang Dunia Kedua (pendaratan Jepun 1941 berlaku di pantai berhampiran Kota Bharu).
📅 When Did It Happen?
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Date: Midnight of 7–8 December 1941
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Location: Pantai Sabak, near Kota Bharu, Kelantan
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This landing was actually the first Japanese assault in WWII in the Pacific theatre, happening about an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii (because of the time zone difference).
⚔️ What Happened?
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Japanese Plan
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Japan needed Malaya for its tin and rubber, and Singapore as a naval base.
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They chose Kelantan’s beaches (Sabak, Badang, Kuala Pak Amat) as landing points because of their flat coastline.
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About 5,200 troops from the 18th Division landed from transports escorted by warships.
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British & Allied Defence
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Defenders were mainly the Indian 8th Infantry Brigade under British command.
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They had trenches, barbed wire, and pillboxes along the beaches.
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Royal Air Force (RAF) planes stationed at Kota Bharu airfield tried to bomb Japanese ships.
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The Battle
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Around 12:30 a.m., Japanese troops began to land in rough seas.
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Allied defenders opened fire with machine guns and artillery, sinking some landing craft.
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Fighting was fierce; Japanese suffered heavy casualties at first but eventually pushed through with reinforcements.
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By morning of 8 December 1941, Japanese forces had secured the beach and moved inland toward Kota Bharu.
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📌 Significance
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This battle marked the beginning of the Japanese invasion of Malaya.
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It was the very first Japanese landing in the Pacific War, even before Pearl Harbor was struck.
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The fall of Kota Bharu opened the way for Japan to advance southward, leading to the eventual fall of Singapore (15 February 1942).
🕊 Legacy Today
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Pantai Sabak is remembered as the place where WWII in Asia really started.
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There are war memorials and markers near Kota Bharu to commemorate the event.
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The story is still taught in Malaysian history as a turning point in colonial resistance.
Here’s a simplified map showing the Japanese invasion route:
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Starting at Pantai Sabak, Kota Bharu (8 Dec 1941).
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Moving south through Jitra, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Johor Bahru.
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Ending with the fall of Singapore (15 Feb 1942).
It shows how the Pantai Sabak landing became the gateway for Japan’s rapid advance down Malaya.
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