Kuantan
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Teluk Cempedak Beach, Kuantan
Kuantan (population 340,000) is a city in Malaysia, and is the state capital of Pahang. It is in Peninsular Malaysia, facing the South China Sea and at the mouth of the Kuantan River about halfway up the east coast from Singapore to Kota Bharu.
The Pahang state government shifted the administrative centre of Pahang from Kuala Lipis to Kuantan in 1957.
Kuantan's main sightseeing attraction is its State Mosque (Masjid Negeri). There are scenic beaches popular with vacationers in the town's vicinity, such as Teluk Cempedak, Batu Hitam, Balok, and Cherating. The Kuantan area also produces handicrafts and batik.