Kubang Kerian (Kelantanese: Kubey Kkiye) is a parliamentary constituency in Kota Bharu District, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is the state's royal seat, under the official name Bandar D'Raja Al-Muhammadi.
Transportation Kubang Kerian is about 10–15 minutes drive on Federal Route from Kota Bharu, the capital city, depending on the traffic condition. It is also about 15–20 minutes from the airport in Pengkalan Chepa. However, if commuters prefer to take a taxi, RM30 will be charged if the taxi is taken from the airport to Kubang Kerian. If a taxi is taken between 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., taxi charges will include another 50% additional night service charge, which costs RM45. Also, there are also city bus service under Ministry of Transport, which is the BAS.MY, that connects Kubang Kerian with many places such as bus route D50 which connects Kubang Kerian with Bukit Marak and Bachok, route D51 connects with Pasir Puteh and Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu and route D52 which connects with Kg Raja, Besut, Terengganu.
Infrastructure Education The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Health Campus is located here. This campus is also referred to as USM Health Campus. The campus houses 3 schools - the School of Medical Sciences, the School of Dentistry and the School of Health Sciences. A 760-bed teaching hospital is located on campus. This is the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Also, there are elementary religious school which is Maahad Ar-Rahmah Kenali (MARK) also has been a has been a key institution providing Islamic education in Kubang Kerian. Located along Jalan Tok Kenali, it operates under the administration of the Yayasan Islam Kelantan (YIK). The name of the school which is Ar-Rahmah was taken its name from Hajah Rahmah, the daughter of one of the notable scholar in Kelantan Tok Kenali
Markets and eateries Kubang Kerian has become a new economic hub for Kelantan. The setup of the USM Health Campus in Kubang Kerian since 1983 has attracted other businesses to move to Kubang Kerian, which help to boost the economy of Kubang Kerian. Kubang Kerian now has a fresh market, daily night markets, Friday night market, Monday night market, several fresh chicken slaughter outlets, few photoshops, 2 pharmacies, 2 bookshops, 1 shoe shop, many beauty shops and many eateries such as bakeries, KFC, McDonald's, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Subway, OldTown White Coffee and Me'nate Steak Hub.
Accommodations There are also several places to stay in Kubang Kerian which helps a lot of people getting their stay there, whether it is for hospital needs or tourism. There are a lot of emerging new budget hotels and inns which are available across the road from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Some of the renowned hotel among them are Bintang Square Hotel and 3-stars Al Khatiri Hotel. There is also residential suite named Anjung Vista which lies between 2 traffic lights in Kubang Kerian and on the same road to HUSM.
Shopping There are many places to shop for food, batik, scarves, toiletries etc., at Econsave Kubang Kerian Square in Kubang Kerian. Mydin Mall is located across the major junction into HUSM. It offers goods at affordable prices for families and students on small budgets. Also, there are also Eco-Shop Kubang Kerian contributes to the local retail ecosystem as a prominent value-store franchise, catering to the daily shopping needs of the residential and student population in the area.
Banks Banks are nearby Mydin and along the road parallel to the trunk road passing in front of HUSM. They include Maybank, Bank Islam, Bank Rakyat, BSN, and CIMB.
Internet centres Internet centres here are managed by TM and CelcomDigi.
Houses of worship Being a Muslim-majority area, Kubang Kerian has many mosques than churches and temples. The largest mosque is the Al-Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque, which is the Kelantan Royal Mosque, which is 5 minutes drive from USM. Also there are also many mosques in Kubang Kerian such as Sallehi Kenali Mosque, Raja Perempuan Zainab II Mosque (State Palace Mosque), Health Campus of Malaysian Science University (USM) Mosque, Darul Huda Mosque Complex, and more
Government and politics Kubang Kerian is represented in the Malaysian Parliament by Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man of PAS. The constituency is further divided into three seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly: Salor; Pasir Tumbuh; and Demit.
The latter 3 seats are currently held by PAS.
In terms of local government, the Pasir Tumbuh and Demit constituencies fall under the jurisdiction of the Kota Bharu Municipal Council (MPKB-BRI) while the Salor constituency is administered by the Ketereh District Council.
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