Kubang Kerian is a town and also a parliamentary constituency in Kota Bharu district, Kelantan, Malaysia. The Universiti Sains Malaysia (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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