Urban tourism is the types of tourism which contribute
to the economy of a country. Urban tourism is a destination that has a
range of functions to visit by local residents or tourists and domestic
visitors from outside. Typically, the tourist attraction
of urban tourism in Kelantan is a cultural and heritage resources
involves other than as a destination for shopping and recreation.
The
Concept of Kota Bharu Islamic City is one of the influences that will shape the future of tourism. Kota Bharu,
Kelantan was declared by the state government as an Islamic City since October
1st, 2005, thus the city is now practicing Islamic principles in every aspect of
daily life. Essentially, the urban design of the city is based on the state
government slogan, Developing with Islam
in the direction of creating a city which could be related to an Islamic identity.
The basis of the Kota Bharu Islamic city was to build an environment that
consists of three major connections, namely, human with God, human with human,
and human with nature. At the same time, the trade and industry spaces in the
city will be upgraded to offer greater diversity along with exhorted people respect
the nature and having a better understanding of divinity. Therefore, they have
provided more religious spaces and buildings for the community, especially for the
Muslim community. Then, Kota Bharu, as an Islamic City, represents a symbolic
icon in the urban development of the Islamic state of Kelantan, Malaysia. One
of the most visible Islamic iconographies is the prevalence of Jawi script
which is a modified form of Arabic script used for writing the Malay language in
the names of streets, shops, signboards and billboards.
Compared
to Kuala Lumpur
and Georgetown,
cities at the east side generally appear to be more laid back and relaxed. If Tourist want experience Islamic Malaysia,
Kota Bharu is a great place to start. There, it hardly see any western
influences (like modern shops or shopping malls). Kota Bharu is very rich with
culture; with beautiful and vibrant markets and mosques. It also interesting
are the various museums, the old royal palace and former royal buildings in the
center of town. Tourist can also visit a buddhist temple where you can look at
a huge sleeping buddha; the Wat Pothvihan.
At the same time, the progress of urban's
tourism industry was helped by the
existence of the unique culture in
the state of Kelantan. In view
of, Kelantan is a
state that has the
most unique culture. The unique culture make the increase foreign tourist visit to Kelantan.
The unique culture such as mak yong,
Dikir Barat and Wau Bulan (kite-flying). In addition, Kelantan is
rich in a variety of traditional
foods that can be enjoyed by tourists. The famous traditional food
in the state of Kelantan are Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Dagang, Nasi
Tumpang, Ketupat Palas and a variety of food that
will not be found in other states.
The uniqueness of this cultural is one of factor influences that will shape the future of tourism.
It also
easy to get kota Bharu, tourist can choose by air, by bus, and by train. The
most popular way to get to Kota Bharu is by air as there are numerous daily
flights from Kuala Lumpur. Three airlines operate on this route; Malaysia
Airlines, AirAsia
and Firefly.
Malaysia Airlines departs from KLIA
(domestic), AirAsia departs from LCCT
(Low Cost Carrier Terminal) and Firefly departs from Subang
Airport. Some of the airlines also fly from other cities within Malaysia
to Kota Bharu. Kota Bharu Airport (or Sultan Ismail Petra Airport) is a decent
but small airport. Then, Tourist also can choose use bus. The cheapest way to
reach Kota Bharu is by coach. There are quite some bus operators that have
daily busses driving between Kota Bharu and many other locations within
Peninsular Malaysia. Tourist also can choose to travel by train between Johor
Bahru in the south of Peninsular Malaysia and Kota Bharu in the north. There is
a daily train that travels straight through the jungles in the center of
Peninsular Malaysia.
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