Puteri Beach

Puteri Beach
Pantai Puteri
Puteri Beach; Pantai Puteri
beach
	Puteri Beach; Pantai Puteri
	Coordinates: 2°13′50.6″N 102°08′50.6″E
Location	Tanjung Kling, Melaka, Malaysia
Dimensions
• Length	2.1 km

The Puteri Beach (Malay: Pantai Puteri) is a beach in Tanjung Kling, Central Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia.[1]

Puteri Beach night market

History

The beach used to be named Kundor Beach. It started to be developed by the Malacca State Government since 1990.[2] In April 2021, rock revetment was constructed along the beach to save it from coastal erosion which has spread over a length of 100 meters.[3][4]

Geology

The beach stretches for 2.1 km along the shore facing the Malacca Strait on the southwestern edge of Melaka.[5]

Features

The beach is equipped with prayer room, public toilets, restaurants, food stalls and hotels.

Activities

Various activities are found around the beach, ranging from fishing, camping as well as work place for fishermen. It also has night market stretching along the road in parallel with the shore line.

References

Chung, Nicholas (4 May 2021). "Malaccans push for federal action to stop major reclamation job". FMT. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
Omar, Hassan (11 September 2020). "Industri pelancongan Pantai Puteri terancam" [Puteri Beach Tourism Industry under Threat] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Omar, Hasan (11 April 2021). "Pelihara industri pelancongan Pantai Puteri" [Preserve Puteri Beach Tourism Industry] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Omar, Hasan (19 September 2020). "Air pasang besar burukkan hakisan Pantai Puteri" [Big Tide Water Severe Puteri Beach Erosion] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Hamid, Rizanizam Abdul (14 September 2020). "Pantai Puteri boleh 'lenyap' dari peta Malaysia" [Puteri Beach May 'Disappear' from Malaysian Map] (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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[1] Chung, Nicholas (4 May 2021). "Malaccans push for federal action to stop major reclamation job". FMT. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[2] Omar, Hassan (11 September 2020). "Industri pelancongan Pantai Puteri terancam" [Puteri Beach Tourism Industry under Threat] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[3] Omar, Hasan (11 April 2021). "Pelihara industri pelancongan Pantai Puteri" [Preserve Puteri Beach Tourism Industry] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[4] Omar, Hasan (19 September 2020). "Air pasang besar burukkan hakisan Pantai Puteri" [Big Tide Water Severe Puteri Beach Erosion] (in Malay). BH Online. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[5] Hamid, Rizanizam Abdul (14 September 2020). "Pantai Puteri boleh 'lenyap' dari peta Malaysia" [Puteri Beach May 'Disappear' from Malaysian Map] (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.