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Gua Cha, Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Malaysiai
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Gua ChaCave
Gua Musang DistrictDistrict
KelantanState
MalaysiaCountry

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Gua Cha

Gua Cha, Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Gua Cha

Gua Cha, Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Gua Cha

Gua Cha, Gua Musang District, Kelantan, Malaysia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 0' 44'' North , 101° 45' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.01232,101.76003
GRN:
N04E71
Type:
Cave
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gua Musang19,731 (2017)27.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
444509
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444509:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A famous Archeological site located on the road to Pos Tohoi Village. The translation of Cha in Temiar language is Father, therefore combining Gua (Malay for Cave) with Cha roughly means Father cave in English

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References

Taha, Adi bin Haji (1981) The re-excavation of the rockshelter of Gua Cha, Ulu Kelantan, West Malaysia. Masters, The Australian National University.
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