Kuala Sungai Baru is a mukim and town in

Alor Gajah District Alor Gajah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District (including exclave of Tanjung Tuan) in Negeri Sembilan to the north and borders Jasin Dist ...

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, with fishing as main economic activity. It is situated midway between Kuala Linggi and Pengkalan Balak and is approximately 15 kilometers from

Masjid Tanah Masjid Tanah (Chinese: 馬日丹那) is a town and parliamentary constituency in northwestern Malacca, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan across the Linggi River. History According to local oral folklore, Masjid Tanah was first settled by ...

Education

}, KTIAM) under the Act of Private Higher Educational Institutions 1996, upgraded by the Ministry of Higher Education to University College of Islam Melaka ( ms, Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka, KUIM) in 2009 and upgraded again to a fully fledged University on 8 April 2021. , - ,

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Malaysian Maritime Academy Malaysian Maritime Academy ( ms, Akademi Laut Malaysia, MMA or ALAM) is a maritime training academy with a 30 hectares campus located in Kuala Sungai Baru, Malacca, Malaysia which provides training for seagoing personnel. It was established in 1976 ...

( ms, Akademi Laut Malaysia, MMA or ALAM) , , A maritime training academy in Malaysia wholly owned by

MISC Berhad MISC Berhad () was incorporated in 1968 as Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad and is the leading international shipping line of Malaysia. In September 2005, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad adopted its present c ...

with a 30 hectares campus in the town, which provides training for seagoing personnel.

Infrastructures

Tourist attractions

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Kuala Linggi Mangrove Recreational Forest The Kuala Linggi Mangrove Recreational Forest ( ms, Hutan Rekreasi Paya Laut Kuala Linggi) is a mangrove forest located in Kuala Sungai Baru, Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. See also * Geography of Malaysia * List of tourist attract ...

( ms, Hutan Rekreasi Paya Laut Kuala Linggi) , , Mangrove Recreational Forest. , - , , , Kuala Linggi Fort ( ms, Kota Kuala Linggi , , A fort that was built at Kampung Kuala Linggi and atop the Bukit Supai (Sepoy’s Hill). It was erected by the Dutch and Bugis soldiers as a sign of friendship after a war which took place from 1756 until 1757, strategically located in an area capable of monitoring the incoming and outgoing river traffic in the past. Besides being known as "Supai Fort", it was also known as Fort Filiphina, after the name of the Dutch Governor’s daughter at that time. According to local history, the agreement between the Dutch and Bugis soldiers took place on 1 January 1758. This agreement empowered the Dutch control over the Linggi area and the tin trading. The square shaped fort was erected from an arrangement of

laterite Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...

stones. For defense, a semi circle was made at each corner of the fort where cannons were placed. , - ,

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Cape Rachado Lighthouse The Cape Rachado Lighthouse ( ms, Rumah Api Tanjung Tuan) is a lighthouse located in Cape Rachado, also known as Tanjung Tuan in Malay, in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. The lighthouse is believed to be the oldest in the country, its ...

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lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

located in

Tanjung Tuan Tanjung Tuan (formerly known as Cape Rachado as named by the Portuguese, meaning 'broken cape') is an area in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is an exclave of Malacca adjacent to Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The cape is well know ...

, believed to be the oldest in the country, with its history allegedly dating back to Portuguese rule of Malacca during the 16th century.

Gallery

Image:Kim Chong grocery shop.JPG, Kim Chong grocery shop is famous within the Kuala Sungai Baru people Image:Boatpark.JPG, Boatpark Image:Fakulti Sains KTIAM.JPG, Faculty of Science and Technology is one of the university college's faculties

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