Pantai Acheh

Pantai Acheh
Pantai Acheh
Village
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤنتاي اچيه
• Chinese	班台亚齐
	Pantai Acheh Location within George Town in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°24′53.82″N 100°11′46.9104″E / 5.4149500°N 100.196364000°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
District	Southwest Penang Island
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
• Mayor of Penang Island	Yew Tung Seang
• Telok Bahang State Assemblyman	Zolkifly Md Lazim (PPBM)
• Balik Pulau Member of Parliament	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	11010
Website	mbpp.gov.my

Pantai Acheh is a coastal village within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.^[1] It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the north and Balik Pulau to the south.

Transportation

Jalan Pantai Acheh is the main road that runs through the heart of the agricultural village. Rapid Penang bus route 404 is the sole public bus route to Pantai Acheh, linking the village with the town of Balik Pulau.^[2]

Education

Pantai Acheh contains a single primary school - SRJK (C) Chin Hwa.^[3]

Infrastructure

The Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin Falak Observatory, one of the several Islamic observatories in Malaysia, is situated near the village.^[4]^[5] It functions as a site for the sighting of the new moon at the start of every fasting month.

References

^ "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia". www.sekolahmy.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
^ "Fasting starts on Sunday". NST Online. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
^ Azli Ibrahim, Ibnor (December 2013). "Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia" (PDF). International Journal of West Asian Studies. 5.

[island-1] "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia". www.sekolahmy.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-02.

[4] "Fasting starts on Sunday". NST Online. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

[5] Azli Ibrahim, Ibnor (December 2013). "Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia" (PDF). International Journal of West Asian Studies. 5.

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