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Balik Pulau in the region of Pulau Pinang is a town in Malaysia - some 182 mi or ( 293 km ) North-West of Kuala Lumpur , the country's capital city .
Current time in Balik Pulau is now 08:01 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kuala Lumpur " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Medan, Yala, and Satun. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Surat Thani . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Balik Pulau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Eating Myself Stupid In Penang - Part 1
The first of a series of videos of my trip to Penang, Malaysia this year. Penang is renowned for its awesome street/hawker food so I took the camera along this trip to film it. Stay tuned for more vid ..
Sg Ara, Penang - Orchard Swiftlet Farm - Swiftlet Home Group
Sg Ara, Penang, Malaysia - Orchard Swiftlet Farm by Swiftlet Home Group ..
Penang Malaysia - A Beautiful Muslim City *Evening Prayers*
Spent a few days at the Equatorial in Penang, and took a few minutes of footage. 5am morning prayers weren't great to wake up to, but it was still a nice trip. ..
Penang - Malaysia 2 of 4
Penang is the second leg of our holiday in Malaysia. The stay was made even more enjoyable because of my girlfriend's relatives and friends who live there. They went out of their way to show us the si ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Balik Pulau
Balik Pulau (literally meaning back of the island) is a town in Penang, Malaysia. Durians and other kinds of fruits are planted there. Balik Pulau is famous for its durian plantations which include the 'ang heh' (meaning red prawns) and 'holo' (meaning gourd like) variety. The area was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Located at 5.35 100.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Penang International Sports Arena
Penang International Sports Arena (PISA) is an indoor sports arena located at Penang, Malaysia. It was completed in 2000. The 2000 SUKMA games is one of the first events held in PISA. It is the largest and the most comprehensive multi-purpose indoor venue on the Penang island. PISA encompasses a large Olympic sized swimming pools and a spacious air-conditioned arena. It is the venue for several major swimming and sporting events.
Located at 5.33 100.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Penang Island
Penang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coat of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British East India Company on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. The capital George Town, was named after the reigning King George III.
Located at 5.40 100.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Phor Tay High School
Phor Tay High School is a public, Buddhist, co-educational high school, located in Sungai Dua, Penang. It is the only Buddhist secondary school, where Buddhist education is a compulsory subject for all Buddhist students of the school, in Malaysia. Phor Tay High School was previously an all-girls school. It was officially converted to a co-educational school after its relocation from Jalan Bagan Jermal in 2009.
Located at 5.34 100.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Snake Temple
The Snake Temple is situated in Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia and is perhaps the only temple of its kind in the world. The temple is filled with the smoke of burning incense and a variety of pit vipers. The vipers are believed to be rendered harmless by the sacred smoke, but as a safety precaution, the snakes have also been de-venomed but still have their fangs intact, visitors are warned against picking up the reptiles and placing them on their bodies for taking pictures.
Located at 5.31 100.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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