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Interesting Places
of Malaysia
- WAT PHOTHIVIHAN
.............................................................................................................. - Situated in Tumpat 15 km northwest of Kota Bharu across the Sultan Yahya Bridge. It is a small Malay-Thai village of Kampung Jambu. Wat means temple. It has a Buddhist's temple, known for its longest statue of the Reclining Buddha in South East Asia, 40 metre long, 9 metre wide and 11 metre high. There are many other smaller temples in the area.