Pengkalan Chepa | |
Native Name: | Pengkale Chepo |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Kota Bharu |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kelantan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kota Bharu District |
Parts Type: | Local area government |
Parts: | Kota Bharu Municipal Council (MPKB) |
Pengkalan Chepa (Kelantanese: Pengkale Chepo; Jawi: ڤڠكالن چڤا) is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia. Situated about 8 km (5 mi) from Kota Bharu, the state capital, it is within the Kota Bharu metropolitan area.
Pengkalan Chepa is where the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is located.
The town was a focal point of Cham people coming to Kelantan for trade and religious studies for centuries; the name "Chepa" (Jawi: چڤا, modern spelling: Cepa) is in reference to their former kingdom of Champa hence "Champa Landing".[1]