The Iconic Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah @ Kelantan

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah is a local wet market in Kelantan. It is formerly known as Pasar Besar Buluh Kubu. The name is changed because the Chief Minister of Kelantan wants to pay a tribute to the women as the market mostly run by them.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

 It's very big inside and there are a few buildings joining together. 

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Apart from vegetables and meats, one can find assorted local traditional dessert kuih muih (sort of cake) such as tahi itik, akak, jala mas, buah tanjung, serabe, tepung pelita and etc at the ground floor.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

 

It's different from KL wet market. The opening hour of Pasar Besar Khadijah is from 7am until 6pm.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

It becomes tourism's icon of Kelantan due to the special design of octagonal shape of the building.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

 

 From the top, the stalls are seen to be arranged orderly in a few rows.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

 

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

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Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

The first floor selling mostly dried food such as crackers, dodol, spices, sauces, salted fish and etc.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

LOL....asking the mic from a Bernama TV broadcast journalist to play around taking pictures.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

 The top floor selling non-food items such as cloth/clothes, pot and copper.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

This dress is called baju kelawar or bat clothes. Due to its loose design, it's normally wore by Malay as night gown.

Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah

Cocity Inn

If you are a budget traveller, looking for a budget hotel nearby Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah, you can consider Cocity Inn which is operated by cooperative body of Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah traders. The hotel is within walking distance from it.

Cocity Inn

Cocity Inn-Attached bathroom with basic amenities.

The room shown above is 2*double bed room with window which can accomodate 4 persons priced at RM138/ night. This is the most expensive room at Cocity Inn yet the rate is affordable and fair. The lowest price of the room costs only RM60/night for 2 persons but there is no bathroom attached. There are a few types of rooms to cater every traveler's needs.

For further information, please contact: 609-7413100

Address:
Bangunan Koperasi Peniaga-Peniaga Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah Kota Bharu Bhd.,
Jalan Kota Darulnaim,
15150 Kota Bharu,
Kelantan