Jerantut

Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District in the state of Pahang, Malaysia, the largest district in Pahang. Its local authority is the Jerantut District Council, formerly the Jerantut Town Board, gazetted in 1982. The town is the gateway to Taman Negara, the first national park in Malaysia, and nearby attractions include the Kota Gelanggi caves, the Lata Meraung waterfall, Orang Asli settlements and the mountains Gunung Tahan and Gunung Benom. Federal Route 98 links Jerantut with Temerloh, Federal Route 64 reaches the East Coast Expressway, and a smaller Federal Route 234 runs to Kuala Lipis, the former capital of Pahang. Jerantut railway station is a major stop on the East Coast Line of Keretapi Tanah Melayu, and a bus terminal in the town centre offers services onward to Taman Negara.