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Tanjung Aru

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}}Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabahtourism.com/destination/tanjung-aru-beach|title=Tanjung Aru Beach|publisher=Sabah Tourism|access-date=15 March 2017}} This beach has a lot of Casuarina equisetifolia trees (aru) there naming this town.{{cite news |author= |date=22 July 2021 |title=‘Replant Aru trees, mangroves at Tanjung Aru blaze site’ call |newspaper=Daily Express |url=https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/174931/replant-aru-trees-mangroves-at-tanjung-aru-blaze-site-call/ |access-date=25 October 2022}}

It also has its own township called Tanjung Aru Town. Other notable features include the Perdana Park, the Kinabalu Golf Club, the Kinabalu Yacht Club, and the Tanjung Aru railway station of Sabah State Railway.{{cite web|url=http://www.suteraharbour.com/rail-train-sunset-cruise/north-borneo-railway-train/route|title=The Route|publisher=Sutera Harbour|access-date=15 March 2017}}

Education

Libraries

Place of Worship

=Mosque (Muslim)=

  • Masjid Al Kauthar

=Churches (Christian)=

  • Tanjung Aru SDA Church
  • Calvary Charismatic Centre
  • Stella Maris Catholic Church
  • BCCM Tanjung Aru
  • True Jesus Church

Hotels

In popular culture

The neighbourhood of Tanjung Aru Village served as the 3rd Pit Stop in the 24th season of American edition of The Amazing Race and the 2nd Pit Stop in 4th season of the Asian version.{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2014/3/11/20537078/salt-lake-father-son-team-take-first-in-3rd-leg-of-the-amazing-race-all-stars|title=Salt Lake father-son team take first in 3rd leg of 'The Amazing Race: All-Stars'|work=Deseret News|last=Rappleye|first=Christine|date=March 11, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/the-amazing-race-asia-4-episode-two-ranking/|title=The Amazing Race Asia 4 episode two ranking|work=Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse's Blog|last=Saunders|first=Logan|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2019}}

Gallery

Image:Kota Kinabalu Beach.JPG|Sunset at Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.

Image:Tanjung Aru.jpg|Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.

Image:Tanjung Aru Beach and the Islands.jpg|Tanjung Aru Beach, the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik can be seen

Image:Tanjung Aru Beach.jpg|Tanjung Aru Beach, with the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik in the distance

Image:Scopimera in Tanjung Aru Beach 2b.jpg|Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera) in Tanjung Aru Beach

Image:Tanjung Aru Beach Park.jpg|Park between the beach and the road leading to the resort in Tanjung Aru Beach

Image:Girl and Stalls.jpg|Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling "ready to eat" fruit, dried fish and seafood snacks

Image:Peanuts and Corn.jpg|Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling roasted peanuts and boiled corn

Image:Satay Making by Some CkickenWings.jpg|Girl cooking satay next to a chicken wing grill in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court

Image:Chicken Wings TgAru.jpg|Stall selling chicken wings in the hawker court

Politics

See also

References

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Category:Kota Kinabalu

Category:Beaches of Malaysia

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