Tanjung Kupang

Tanjung Kupang
Tanjung Kupang
Coordinates: 1°22′35.87″N 103°35′30.5″E / 1.3766306°N 103.591806°E / 1.3766306; 103.591806Coordinates: 1°22′35.87″N 103°35′30.5″E / 1.3766306°N 103.591806°E / 1.3766306; 103.591806
Country Malaysia
State Johor
District Johor Bahru

Not to be confused with Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara and Tanjung Pinang in Riau Islands

Tanjung Kupang is a mukim in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia.[1]

Malaysia Airlines Flight 653

Tanjung Kupang was the crash site of Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 on December 4, 1977. The flight was hijacked and crashed near Kampong Ladang, Tanjung Kupang. All 93 passengers and 7 crew perished and no recognisable bodies were found. The remains were buried in a common grave known as Tanjung Kupang Memorial at Jalan Kebun Teh.

Malaysia–Singapore Second Link

Sultan Abu Bakar Check point, Tanjung Kupang

The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link was built between Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The bridge was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway, and was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway and its total length over water is 1,920 m.

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