Jitra ( zh, 日得拉) is a town and a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

Kubang Pasu District The Kubang Pasu District is a district in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It contains the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub of Changlun, while Jitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The distric ...

, in northern

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

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. It is the fourth-largest town in Kedah after

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Jawi: الور ستار, Kedahan: ''Loqstaq'') is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ...

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani ( abbr. Sg. Petani or SP; Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتاني) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33&nb ...

and

Kulim The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. It is located on the southeast of Kedah, bordering Penang. The town of Kulim, a mere east of Penang's capital city, George Town, also forms part of Greater Penang, Ma ...

History

During

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, when the Japanese attacked Malaya, Jitra was on the one of main lines of defence set up by the British. One of the fiercest

battles A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

during the British defence of Malaya were fought here.

Notable natives

Famous persons include

Mohd Johari Baharum Dato' Sri Mohd Johari bin Baharum (born 13 April 1954) is a Malaysian politician and was a three-term Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kubang Pasu constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 2004 to 2018. He was elected to Parliament at ...

(former Deputy Internal Minister) Haji Wan Iskandar Azam Rocky (5 times ASEAN Amateur Golf Champions), Azrul and Nidzom (chairman and CEO of Bahagia Holdings) Logasilan nalini (Global Asian AmetLife).

Places in Jitra

Local Location

# Asun #

Ayer Hitam Ayer Hitam, nicknamed ''Bandar Seramik'' ('Ceramic Town'), is a town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. Located just at the junction of Federal Route and Federal Route , it is known for its many outlets selling pottery and other crafts ...

# Bandar Baru Bukit Kayu Hitam #

Bandar Darulaman Bandar Darulaman is a new residential area in Jitra, Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, sep ...

Bandar Baru Sintok Bandar or Bunder may refer to: Places * Bandar, Afghanistan * Bandar, Narayanganj, Bangladesh * Bandar, Isfahan, Iran * Bandar, Kermanshah, Iran * Bandar, Yazd, Iran * Banda Aceh, Indonesia * Bandar Lampung, Indonesia * Bandar Seri Begawan, ...

# Bandar Jitra #

Changlun Changlun also known as Changlon ( th, จังโหลน; ) is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. The word ''changlun'' originates from Thai, ''chang lon'' ( th, ช้างหล่น), which means "fallen elephant". ...

# Felda Batu Lapan # Felda Bukit Tangga #

Felda Guar Napai The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...

# Felda Laka Selatan # Hosba # Kg. Siputeh # Kepala Batas #

Kodiang Kodiang is a town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is also a boundary town with Perlis. The name ''kodiang'' originates from Thai, ''khao deng'' ( th, เขาแดง), which means "red hill". Tourist attractions * Kerbau Cave ...

# Malau #

Megat Dewa Megat Dewa is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and ...

# Napo #

Padang Sera Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. ...

# Permatang Bonglai #

Sanglang Sanglang is a small town located in Perlis, Malaysia. Economy The majority of the people in Sanglang work as farmers or fishermen. There is also growing number of "birds nests farmers". Sanglang actually situated at the border between the states ...

Sintok (UUM) Sintok is a small town Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) is situated here. Sintok is located about 52 kilometres from Alor Setar City and about twelve kilometres from Changlun Town. Sintok is reachable via ...

# Suasana Permai # Tanah Merah (Jitra) # Kg. Bukit # Kg. Pulau Ketam # Kg. Pulau Nyior # Tunjang # Wang Tepus # Pida 4 Tunjang # Kg. Darat # Kg. Imam # Kg. Gurindam # Kg. Wang Perah # Kg. Sungai Korok

Interesting Location

# Taman Tunku Sarina 2 # Rimba Rekreasi Bukit Wang, near to North-East Highway PLUS (8 km) exit via Malau # Taman Tasik Bandar Darulaman #

Universiti Utara Malaysia Universiti Utara Malaysia (literally meaning Northern University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UUM) is a management university established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order. It has a main campus in Sintok, Kedah ...

# Duty Free Zone

Bukit Kayu Hitam Bukit Kayu Hitam is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is situated near the Malaysia–Thailand border and the main and busiest road border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand is located here. On the Thai side of the bo ...

# Jitra Mall # Lye Huat Garden # Training and Recreation Centre Paya Pahlawan

Tourist attractions

A few famous landmarks in Jitra are Darulaman Park, Jitra Waterfront (behind police quarters), Rocky Dog Park, Tasik Darulaman with new Waterpark adventure (Fantasia Aquapark), Cendol Pulut Jo and Bukit Wang, a recreational park. Located approximately 30 kilometres from Thailand border, Jitra becomes one of the many stops for tourists who came from the neighboring country or Malaysian who wanted to visit Thailand. Not far from the town, a project located at Paya Pahlawan was developed in 2003. This project promotes the concept of frozen food industries with Kedah Halal Food Hub (KHFH) as its main distributor. A complex for slaughtering cows was built and it is equipped with slaughter house and cold storage that can store meat up to 1,500 tons at a time. This center can cover up to 30 percent of Malaysia's need for beef, which comes in handy especially during Malaysia's many festivals such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Qurban.

Transportation

Car

Highway 1 is the main route into Jitra town, from the state capital

, and all the way to

and the border with

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Public transportation

KTM Intercity KTM Intercity ( ms, KTM Antarabandar) are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB S ...

ETS ETS or ets may refer to: Climate change, environment and economy * Emissions trading scheme ** European Union Emission Trading Scheme Organisations * European Thermoelectric Society * Evangelical Theological Society Education * École de techno ...

however does not serve Jitra. Closest stations are

Anak Bukit Anak Bukit (Jawi:انق بوكيت) is a mukim and the royal town of Kedah, Malaysia, located in Kota Setar District Royal Town It is known as the royal town of Kedah because the Sultan of Kedah's royal palace and official residence, '' ...

(with intercity and Komuter services) and

(Komuter only).

References

External links

Towns and Cities in Malaysia
Kubang Pasu District Mukims of Kedah {{Kedah-geo-stub