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Museums Attractions In Kedah

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Kedah , also known by its honorific Darul Aman or Abode of Peace, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice. Langkawi is an archipelago of islands, most of which are uninhabited. Kedah was called Kadaram by ancient and medieval Tamil people,Kataha/Kalahbar and Syburi by the Siamese when it was under their influence.To the north, Kedah borders the state of Perlis and shares an international boundary with the Songkhla and Yala provinces of Thailand. It...
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  • 1. Kedah Paddy Museum Alor Setar
    Alor Setar , formerly known as Alor Star from 2004 to 2008, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It sits along the country's longest expressway, located 400 km from Kuala Lumpur and 79 km north of George Town, Penang. The city is home to the Central State Administration Centre and is the administrative centre of Kota Setar District. Alor Setar, known as the Tip of Malaysia, is one of the most-unique cities in Malaysia because the public and private sectors operate from Sunday to Thursday every week, observing a Friday–Saturday weekend, along with Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor. Its location along the main travel route from Malaysia to Thailand ...
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  • 3. Kedah State Museum Alor Setar
    Alor Setar , formerly known as Alor Star from 2004 to 2008, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It sits along the country's longest expressway, located 400 km from Kuala Lumpur and 79 km north of George Town, Penang. The city is home to the Central State Administration Centre and is the administrative centre of Kota Setar District. Alor Setar, known as the Tip of Malaysia, is one of the most-unique cities in Malaysia because the public and private sectors operate from Sunday to Thursday every week, observing a Friday–Saturday weekend, along with Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor. Its location along the main travel route from Malaysia to Thailand ...
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  • 4. Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery Alor Setar
    Al Mu'tassimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Sultan Al-Haj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah was the 28th Sultan of Kedah, reigning from 1958 to 2017. He served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975, and as the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2011 to 2016. He was the first person to reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office. Immediately prior to his death, he was the second longest-reigning living monarch in the world after Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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  • 7. Galeria Perdana Langkawi
    Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time. He is the chairman of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, as well as a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Langkawi constituency in Kedah. He previously served as the Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003, making him the office's longest-serving holder. Mahathir's political career has spanned more than 70 years since he first joined a newly formed United Malays National Organisation in 1946; he formed his own party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia , in 2016.Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the UMNO before entering Parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, subsequen...
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  • 13. Kota Kayang Museum Kuala Perlis
    The Kota Kayang Museum is a museum in Kuala Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia.
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  • 14. Lembah Bujang Archaeological Museum Merbok
    The Bujang Valley is a sprawling historical complex and has an area of approximately 224 km2 situated near Merbok, Kedah, between Gunung Jerai in the north and Muda River in the south, it is the richest archaeological area in Malaysia.These archaeological remains show that there was a Hindu-Buddhist polity here. In Sanskrit the term bhujanga refer to serpent, thus the name itself is roughly translated into Serpent Valley. The area consists of ruins that may date more than 2,535 years old. More than fifty ancient tomb temples, called candi , have also been unearthed. The most impressive and well-preserved of these is located in Pengkalan Bujang, Merbok. The Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum is also located here. In the area of Bujang Valley known as Sungai Batu, excavations have revealed ...
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