Tanah Merah, Malaysia

Tanah Merah is a territory, a parliamentary constituency and a town in the state of Kelantan in northeast Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated along the Kelantan River. It is bordered by Pasir Mas in the north, Machang to the East, Kuala Krai to the South East, Jeli to the South West and Thailand in the West.Historically it used to be a capital of a kingdom called Chi Tu. Chinese Sui Dynasty annals of the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu in the area now called Kelantan. The ancient name for Kelantan was "Raktamrittika", meaning "Red Earth" — this was later changed to "Sri Wijaya Mala".EducationSee Also: List of schools in MalaysiaSeveral types of school can be found in Tanah Merah. Among the schools in Tanah Merah are Maahad Ahmadi,Padang Siam, 17500 Tanah Merah (Sekolah agama yang perlukan bantuan)Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Alor Pasir, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Gajah, 17510 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Belimbing, Jln. Tanah Merah-Pasir Mas, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1), 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ipoh, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kemahang, W/P Felda Kemahang, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ladang Kerilla, Peti Surat 39, 17507 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanah Merah (1), 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanah Merah (2)(SEMETAM2), 17500 Tanah MerahKolej Vokasional Tanah Merah, Km.3, Jln. Tanah Merah-Machang, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bunga, 17500 Tanah MerahSekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Mahmud Paduka Raja (2), 17500 Tanah Merah