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Kukup, Malaysia

Kukup is a small fishing village in the Johor state of southern Malaysia. It's known for its seafood restaurants and other structures built on stilts over the muddy mangrove swamp in the Malaccan Strait. It is a thriving community supported mainly by tourism.  Approximately 1,400 people, mostly of Chinese descent, live in and around Kukup, which has been in existence for over one hundred years.

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Fishing Village - June, 1986
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Village on Stilts - June, 1986
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Fishing Weirs - June, 1986
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Ramshackle Huts - June, 1986
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Walkway Planking - June, 1986
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Houses on Stilts - June, 1986
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Frontage - June, 1986







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