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[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 ...
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.
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border.
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 ...
Mount Jerai. 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. Mount Jerai is known as the Hausberg of the town of Sungai Petani, the district capital of Kuala Muda.
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 ...
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 expressway begins at the Malaysia–Thailand border at Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah, where the road continues as Phetkasem Road in Thailand. The expressway proceeds southwards through the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, where it terminates at its interchange with the New Klang Valley Expressway, also designated as route E1. While ...