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Kedah ( Malay pronunciation: [kəˈdɑh] ), [ 5] also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, [ 6] is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km 2, and consists of a mainland portion and the Langkawi islands.
[1] [2] [3] Bujang Valley situated near Merbok, Kedah, between 1,217-metre Mount Jerai in the north and Muda River in the south. It is the richest archaeological area in Malaysia. [1] The area consists of ruins that may date more than 1,500 years old. More than 50 ancient pagoda temples, called candi (pronounced as "chandi"), have also been ...
History of Malaysia. After the 7th century, Srivijaya gained Kedah as one of its vassals. In trade, Kedah supplied its own tin, and jungle products such as rattan, resin, honey, beeswax, elephants, ivory, areca nuts, Sepang wood and black woods, as well as profiting from tax collections. Kedah was Islamised in the 15th century (another ...
Changlun also known as Changlon ( Thai: จังโหลน; RTGS : Chang Lon) is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. The word changlun originates from Thai, chang lon ( Thai: ช้างหล่น ), which means "fallen elephant". Located less than 10 km south of the Thai border, Changlun is home to Universiti Utara ...
A height map of Penang and southern Kedah, with Jerai being the isolated greenish triangle near the coast. Mount Jerai (Malay: Gunung Jerai), formerly Kedah Peak, is a mountain in Kedah, Malaysia with the height of 3,993 feet (1,217 m). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of Kuala Muda and Yan districts.
The Padang Terap District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. [3] It is governed by the Padang Terap District Council ( Malay: Majlis Daerah Padang Terap ). Padang Terap District shares a border with Thailand to the north, and with Sik District and Pendang District to the west. It is the third largest district in the State of Kedah, with Kuala ...
The Yan District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is bordered by Kota Setar District to the north, Pendang District to the northeast and Kuala Muda District to the south. Yan District is along the coast of the Straits of Malacca. It is the smallest municipality in Kedah. "Yan Besar" is the administrative town of Yan district, complete with ...
Merbok. Coordinates: 5°43′N 100°25′E. Merbok in Kuala Muda District. Merbok is a mukim (sub-district) in the Kuala Muda District of Kedah, Malaysia. It is known for the historical Bujang Valley. The area also hosts the Kedah Campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM Merbok/Sungai Petani).