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Coordinates: 1°1935N 103°2641E / 1.32639°N 103.44472°E / 1.32639; 103.44472
 

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Kukup
Malaysia Town in Malaysia
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكوكوڤ
 • Chinese龟咯
Fishing village of Kukup, with Pulau Kukup in the background.
Fishing village of Kukup, with Pulau Kukup in the background.
Kukup is located in Johor
Kukup

Kukup

Kukup location in Johor, Malay Peninsular and Malaysia

Kukup is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Kukup

Kukup

Kukup (Peninsular Malaysia)

Kukup is located in Malaysia
Kukup

Kukup

Kukup (Malaysia)

Coordinates: 1°19′35N 103°26′41E / 1.32639°N 103.44472°E / 1.32639; 103.44472
Country Malaysia
State Johor
DistrictPontian
Established1878; 146 years ago (1878)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MYT)
Postal code
82300

Kukup (Jawi: كوكوڤ; Chinese: 龟咯) is a small fishing villageinPontian District, Johor, Malaysia. It is famous for its open-air seafood restaurants built on stilts over the water. Regularly scheduled ferries connect Kukup with Tanjung BalaiinIndonesia.[1]

Kukup became more prosperous when the famous Singapore Arab Syed Mohamed bin Ahmed Alsagoff (also known as Nong Chik) obtained the approval of the Sultan of Johor to develop the southwest coast of Johor. Many government organisations were set up there, including a harbour and port. Boats and ships from the north to the south would stop there, loading and unloading cargo, leaving for Singapore or Malacca. Shops were opened and many people went there to settle down. At that point, many people disagreed with the name Kukub on the grounds that it was not a Malay name, so they changed it to Kukup.[citation needed]

Due to its rapid development, Kukup became one of the big towns in Johor. This was due to the coming of Tuan Syed Mohamed Alsagoff who had sought and obtained approval from Sultan Abu Bakar Johor to explore and open up agriculture lands in the southwest Coast of Johor, bordered by Sungai Permas, Sungai Pontian Kechil, Sungai Pontian Besar, and Sungai Jeram Batu. (Sungai in Malay means river.) Kukup was rapidly developed under Constantinople Estate owned by Tuan Syed Mohamed Alsagoff. Because of this, the whole place was named "Kukup District". Kukup District was replaced with "Pontian District" when the main road linking Pontian and Johor Bahru was completed in 1900. At that time all the government organisations in Kukup were shifted to Pontian. While developing the Kukup area, Tuan Syed Mohamed Alsagoff even issued his own currency.[2]

Transportation

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The village is served by TransJohor public buses linking to Pontian Kechil.[3]

References

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  • ^ "Bus Routes and Schedule". Pengangkutan Awam Johor. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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