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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.
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 ...
Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kubang Pasu District. Bukit Kayu Hitam is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is situated near the Malaysia–Thailand border and the main and busiest road border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand is located here. [ 1] On the Thai side of the border is the village of Ban Danok, where the Sadao ...
Calling code. +6-04. Vehicle registration plates. K. The Pokok Sena District is a district and parliamentary constituency in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the 12th district of Kedah which was formerly a subdistrict of Kota Setar, about 20 km east of Alor Setar. The declaration of the 24,000ha district with a population of 50,000 was made by the Sultan ...
Kuala Kedah. Coordinates: 6°06′N 100°18′E. Kuala Kedah in Kota Setar District. The fort at Kuala Kedah. Kuala Kedah is a mukim and parliamentary constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is a fishing port, located at the mouth of the Kedah River, and serves as a terminus for ferries to the tourist island of Langkawi.
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.
Kota Setar District. For the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Kota Setar (federal constituency). The Kota Setar District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated. [3]