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Kubang Kerian is a town in Kota Bharu
district, Kelantan, Malaysia. The Universiti
Sains Malaysia (USM) branch campus is located here. This campus is also
referred to as the USM Health Campus. The campus houses 3 schools - the
School of Medical Sciences, the School of Dentistry and the School of
Health Sciences. A 800-bed teaching hospital is located on campus. This is
the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM).
Kubang Kerian is about 10–15
minutes drive from Kota Bharu, the capital
city of Kelantan. Kubang Kerian is about
40–45 minutes from the airport in Pengkalan
Chepa.
Kubang Kerian has become a new economic hub for
Kelantan. The setup of the USM campus in Kubang Kerian since 1983 has
attracted other businesses to move to Kubang Kerian, which help to boost
the economy of Kubang Kerian.
Kubang Kerian now has a fresh
market, daily night markets, , Friday night market, Monday night market,
several fresh chicken slaughter outlets, a recent KFC outlet, 2 bakeries,
a few photoshops, 2 pharmacies, a few furniture shops, 2 bookshops, 1 shoe
shop, a cobbler, many beauty shops and many eateries.
A majority of the people of Kubang Kerian are Muslims. There are many
mosques but no church nor temple. The largest mosque is the Kubang Kerian
blue mosque, 5 minutes from USM.
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