Kedah

Table of Contents: Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Kedah, visa requirements / Get around / Kedah attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Kedah nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out More from West Coast (Malaysia): Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca (state), Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Selangor More from Peninsular Malaysia: East Coast (Malaysia), Johor, West Coast (Malaysia) More from Malaysia: East Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia More from Southeast Asia: Borneo, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, One month of Southeast Asian diving and culture, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands, Thailand, Vietnam More from Asia: Caucasus, Central Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia

Kedah is a state in the northern part of the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

The state is famed for its padi fields and is known as "The rice bowl" of the country.

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Regions

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Cities

• Alor Star - largest city and capital of the state
• Sungai Petani - second largest city and industrial hub
• Kulim - third largest city and earmarked for hi-tech industrial development
• Yan

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Other destinations

• Bukit Kayu Hitam - Malaysia's main road crossing into Thailand
• Changloon - 8km from Bukit Kayu Hitam, it is one of the main border town crossing into Thailand
• Langkawi - the 99 islands of "the land of all one's wishes"
• Padang Serai - the important town at Southern Kedah
• Lunas - another important town at Southern Kedah
• Pedu - a man made lake surrounded by virgin rainforest and scenic mountains

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Understand

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Talk

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Get in

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Get around

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See

Bukit Hijau Waterfall - the best sight-seeing in the northern Penisular Malaysia

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Do

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Eat

• Tan Kee Roast Duck - famous food at Northern Malaysia, origin from Lunas, Kedah

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Drink

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Stay safe

• You can buy all you need like medicine at 'Thong Choon Tong' medicine shop at Lunas Main Road, is maintained more than 3 generations.

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Get out

More from West Coast (Malaysia): Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca (state), Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Putrajaya, Selangor More from Peninsular Malaysia: East Coast (Malaysia), Johor, West Coast (Malaysia) More from Malaysia: East Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia More from Southeast Asia: Borneo, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, One month of Southeast Asian diving and culture, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Singapore, Spratly Islands, Thailand, Vietnam More from Asia: Caucasus, Central Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia

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