Wang Kelian
Wang Kelian | |
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Village | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | واڠ كليان |
| • Chinese | 旺吉辇 (Simplified) 旺吉輦 (Traditional) Wàng Jíniǎn (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | வாங் கேலியன் Vāṅ Kēliyaṉ (Transliteration) |
| • Thai | วังเกอเลียน Wang Koelian (RTGS) |
Malaysian Customs, Immigration and Quarantine checkpoint at Wang Kelian | |
| Coordinates: 6°40′44″N 100°11′12″E / 6.67889°N 100.18667°E | |
Wang Kelian is a village in Perlis, Malaysia located on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The village was popular with tourists as it was the location of a border market, which straddles both sides of the border. However, it has lost it popularity following the discovery of mass graves of the victims of human trafficking in the area in 2015, for which it is now known for. It is also the location of a minor border crossing into Thailand.