Kubang Kerian
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Kubang Kerian is a town and also a parliamentary constituency in Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...

 district, Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....

, Malaysia. The Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia is a public university with its main campus in Penang, Malaysia. There are three branch campuses: one in mainland Penang , one in Kelantan on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and a offshore collaboration with a university in India...

(USM) branch campus is located here. This campus is also referred to as the USM Health Campus. The campus houses 3 schools - the School of Medical Sciences, the School of Dentistry and the School of Health Sciences. A 800-bed teaching hospital is located on campus. This is the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Kubang Kerian is about 10–15 minutes drive from Kota Bharu, the capital city. Kubang Kerian is about 40–45 minutes from the airport in Pengkalan Chepa.

Kubang Kerian has become a new economic hub for Kelantan. The setup of the USM campus in Kubang Kerian since 1983 has attracted other businesses to move to Kubang Kerian, which help to boost the economy of Kubang Kerian. Kubang Kerian now has a fresh market, daily night markets, , Friday night market, Monday night market, several fresh chicken slaughter outlets, a recent KFC outlet, 2 bakeries, a few photoshops, 2 pharmacies, a few furniture shops, 2 bookshops, 1 shoe shop, a cobbler, many beauty shops and many eateries.

A majority of the people of Kubang Kerian are Muslims. There are many mosques but no church nor temple. The largest mosque is the Kubang Kerian blue mosque, 5 minutes from USM.
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