Tanjung Aru

Not to be confused with Tanjong Rhu.

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. It also has its own township called Pekan Tanjung Aru. Other notable features include the Stella Maris Secondary School, La Salle Secondary School, several primary schools, the Kinabalu Golf Club, the Kinabalu Yacht Club, Terminal 2 of Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and the Tanjung Aru railway station for Sabah State Railway. [1]

In Popular Culture

The neighbourhood of Kampung Tanjung Aru was served as the 3rd Pit Stop in the 24th season of The Amazing Race and the 2nd Pit Stop in 4th season of the Asian version.

Gallery

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  Sunset at Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.

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  Tanjung Aru Beach, the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik can be seen

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  Tanjung Aru Beach at low tide one cloudy morning.

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  Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera) in Tanjung Aru Beach

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  Park between the beach and the road leading to the resort in Tanjung Aru Beach

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  Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling "ready to eat" fruit, dried fish and seafood snacks

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  Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling roasted peanuts and boiled corn

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  Girl cooking satay next to a chicken wing grill in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court

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  Stall selling chicken wings in the hawker court