Kangar

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The Alwi mosque. Also known as Masjid Kangar to locals.


Kangar is a town in Malaysia and is the state capital of Perlis. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 hectares (1980). It is located in Peninsular Malaysia and is situated by the Perlis River, 45 kilometers north of Alor Star. Downtown Kangar is a mixture of old and new shophouses, and has an elegant colonial State Secretariat building and clocktower from the 1930s. Another major landmark is the former state mosque, Masjid Alwi, built in 1910.

It is believed that the name Kangar was derived from a species of hawk named Kangkok or Spizaetus Limnaetu.

The center of Kangar is Sena Province, dubbed as 'Uptown Sena'.

[Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Syed Putra] is situated in Behor Pulai which is 5 Kilometers away from Kangar it.

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Perlis Indera Kayangan
Small districts
(Mukim)		Abi • Arau • Beseri • Chuping • Jejawi • Kayang • Kechor • Kuala Perlis • Kurong Anai • Kurong Batang • Ngulang • Oran, Perlis • Padang Pauh • Paya • Pedang Siding • Sanglang • Sena • Seriab • Sungai Adam • Titi Tinggi • Wang Bintong • Utan Aji
TownsArau • Chuping • Kangar (capital) • Kuala Perlis • Padang Besar • Sanglang • Wang Kelian
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Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER)
NCER PerlisPadang Besar • Kangar • Perlis Seed Centre
NCER KedahLangkawi • Bukit Kayu Hitam • Universiti Utara Malaysia • Sultan Abdul Halim Airport • Menara Alor Star • Paddy Museum • Gurun • Sungai Petani Halal Hub • Kulim Hi-Tech Park
NCER PenangButterworth Outer Ring Road • Jelutong Expressway • KOMTAR • Penang Ferry Service • Penang Port • Penang Monorail • Penang Bridge • Penang Second Bridge • Penang Sentral • Penang International Airport • Penang Global City Centre • Penang Outer Ring Road • RapidPenang • Universiti Sains Malaysia
NCER PerakUniversiti Teknologi Petronas


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Motto
"Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu"
"Unity Is Strength" 1
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States and Territories of Malaysia
ڤرليس ايندرا كايڠ?
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Malaya or Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Semenanjung Malaysia) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore.
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Alor Star
الور ستا?

Country Malaysia
State Kedah
Establishment 1502
Granted city status 2003

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hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses:
  • In strict use in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the bird subfamily Accipitrinae in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis.

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States and Territories of Malaysia
ڤرليس ايندرا كايڠ?
Perlis Indera Kayangan


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Arau is the royal capital of Perlis in Malaysia. It is located in Peninsular Malaysia, 14 kilometers southeast of the official state capital of Kangar. The red-roofed Istana (Royal Palace) is a mixture of colonial and pseudo-Moorish architectural styles.
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Chuping is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. The largest sugar cane plantation in Malaysia is located here.

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Kuala Perlis is the second largest town and the main port of Perlis in Malaysia. It is located in the extreme northwestern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, near the border with Thailand. The older part of town has houses and mosques built on stilts over mangrove swamps.
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Sanglang is a small town in the southern part of Perlis, Malaysia.

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Arau is the royal capital of Perlis in Malaysia. It is located in Peninsular Malaysia, 14 kilometers southeast of the official state capital of Kangar. The red-roofed Istana (Royal Palace) is a mixture of colonial and pseudo-Moorish architectural styles.
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Chuping is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. The largest sugar cane plantation in Malaysia is located here.

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Kuala Perlis is the second largest town and the main port of Perlis in Malaysia. It is located in the extreme northwestern tip of Peninsular Malaysia, near the border with Thailand. The older part of town has houses and mosques built on stilts over mangrove swamps.
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Padang Besar is a border town in the state of Perlis in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar. The town opposite Padang Besar in Thailand is also known as Padang Besar, although locals here will refer to the town
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Sanglang is a small town in the southern part of Perlis, Malaysia.

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Wang Kelian is a Perlis border town on the Malaysia-Thailand Border. Wang Kelian is usually used as a transit town to Perlis State Park. Across the border is the village of Wang Prachan in Satun province, Southern Thailand.
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Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) (Malay: Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara) is a new economic development corridor in Malaysia. This programme is a Government initiative to accelerate economic growth and elevate income levels in the north of Peninsular
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States and Territories of Malaysia
ڤرليس ايندرا كايڠ?
Perlis Indera Kayangan


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Padang Besar is a border town in the state of Perlis in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar. The town opposite Padang Besar in Thailand is also known as Padang Besar, although locals here will refer to the town
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States and Territories of Malaysia
قدح دارالأم?
Kedah Darul Aman


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Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of Malaysia's Kedah state, but are adjacent to the Thai border.
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Bukit Kayu Hitam is Kedah's main border town on the Malaysia-Thailand Border. It marks the end of the North-South Expressway and Malaysia Federal Route 1, the longest road of Malaysia which runs from Johor Bahru, Johor in the south till the border at Bukit Kayu Hitam pass.
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Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), is a public university located in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah. Utara means 'northern' in the Malay language. It was formally incorporated on 16 February 1984.
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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport that serves Alor Star in Malaysia.

The airport, located 13 km away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa.
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The Menara Alor Star is a 165.5 meter tall tower in Alor Star, in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. It was built for Telekom Malaysia at a cost of RM40 million.

Apart from serving the role of a telecommunication tower, it also caters as a tourist destination for the town.
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Gurun is a small town and a major industrial park situated within the parliamentary district of Jerai in Kedah, Malaysia.

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Sungai Petani (abbreviated "Sg. Petani" or "SP") is a town in the state of Kedah, in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia[1]. Sungai Petani is the second largest town in Kedah after Alor Star.
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Kulim is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the main industrial area in Kedah and the site of Intel Corporation regional factory and R&D center in Malaysia. It also houses lots of multinational companies in its very own hi tech park(second hi tech park in Malaysia).
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States and Territories of Malaysia
Pulau Pinang
Penang


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State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) (formerly Let Penang Lead)
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Butterworth Outer Ring Road or BORR E 17 is an expressway in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

History

Construction began in 2003, and was completed in 2006.
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