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POPULATION: 2.17 MILLION 2.17 MILLION POPULATION:  Muzium Muzium ( p223 ) ( p223 ) Tree Temple s northwest corner are two states that fairly drip with greenness and fairly drip with greenness that s northwest states two corner are Pulau Langkawi Pulau ( p220 ) in Langkawi ) to enjoy the p219 ( Gunung Machinchang spectacular views or Chinese mansion at Buddhist kingdom at the Bujang ) in Lembah p210 ( Arkeologi Tujuh ( p219 )

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Perlis is the smallest state in ; physically and culturally it borders Kedah. in Malaysia; physically and culturally it borders is the smallest state It’s also Perlis Not that many foreigners see all this. While it may be one of the most touristed states states touristed While it may be one of the most see all this. Not that many foreigners

 whelmingly friendly and culturally significant. The Malays are known as Malays are The whelmingly friendly and culturally significant. is most fertilethe soil – and that soil, physical and cultural, in Kedah and Perlis. Their loss: this corner of the country is partTheir of the Malay heartland, which makes it over- proximate to Thailand, and most travellers rush through here on their way to that kingdom. rush through here and most travellers to Thailand, proximate tanned arms busting with cartons Marlboros. of with a certain kind of shopper, and it’s not uncommon to see folks leaving the island with Langkawi on the sand. Langkawi’s status also makes it popular has that effect…) duty-free contributing to the harvest of over half of Malaysia contributing to the harvest of over days (Weeks? Months? no one will fault you for losing a few beyond the beach, although ridges. Limestone pillars thrust up through this paddyscape and peasants dot it, the latter paddyscape and peasants dot it, the latter Limestone pillars thrust up through this ridges. a fair bit to explore Langkawicommercial starring you, there’s is also a living island where not jungled over, but cultivated, cared for and landscaped into a horizon of looping emerald for and landscaped into cared but cultivated, not jungled over, is a cruise ship Langkawi. life places where One of those postcard holiday destination: Pulau That’s because almost everyone knows it by its biggest island and Malaysia’s number one knows it by its biggest island and Malaysia’s because almost everyone That’s in Malaysia, most travellers would draw a blank if you asked would about ‘Kedah.’ them anything in Malaysia, most travellers Borneo the nation at its wildest and ruggedest, this is the country Borneo the nation at its fertility: Kedah and Perlis. If Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia at its most frenetically developed, and developed, is Malaysia at its most frenetically If Kuala Lumpur Kedah and Perlis. fertility: Tucked into Malaysia’ Tucked Kedah & Perlis & Perlis Kedah KEDAH & PERLIS ( For more the contact details, ofpanse junglerunning alongtheThaiborder. Perlis; p228 ) isaremote, 5000-hectare ex- park ofThe tinystate Perlis (Taman Negara National Parks hovers at around 90%. lessrainthanthemainland. Humidity to see tends pours atothertimes.PulauLangkawi is intermittent rainfallandoccasionaldown- odd tropicalstormisexpected, whereas there AprilandOctober, year isbetween when the theyear.32°C throughout Thewettest timeof climate, with temperatures 21°Cand between 208 Kedah andPerlis bothenjoyatypicaltropical Climate % International KEDAH &PERLIS Langkawi Pulau Singa Tarutao Airport Pulau Beras 945 7898) Ko Besar Basah EA ELS • lmt KEDAH &PERLIS••Climate Gunung (881m) Raya . The entire Langkawi archipelago. Theentire Langkawi A NDM Bunting Dayang Pulau S EA Pulau Tuba Langgun Pulau Langkawi Pulau Satun Payar Pulau Ὀ Perlis Kuala Gua Kelam (553m) Pelarit Negara Taman Bukit Perlis park visitorscentre Kangar Pinang Pulau 7 7 Georgetown Kaki Bukit Arau To HatYai (28km) Singkir Darat Ayer Itam PENANG PERLIS Kota Kuala Kota Sarang Setar Bayan Lepas Yan Kecil Muda Alor Semut Padang Airport Besar

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