Machang

Machang is a town in Machang District in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, lying between Kuala Krai and Kota Bharu. It grew from a village of the same name, Kampung Machang, which was opened in 1880 by a group of settlers from Pasir Tumboh in Kota Bharu led by Senik Awang Kecik; in its early years the area was mainly agrarian, with some of its people involved in commerce. The name comes from the Malay word for horse mango, machang, the tree known botanically as Mangifera foetida. Today the town is home to one of the main campuses of Universiti Teknologi MARA. Visitor attractions include the Cek Mek Molek Street murals, opened to the public in 2015 in what had been an unkempt back alley, and the leaning minaret of the Pulai Condong Mosque, built in 1856 from chengal wood.