Kedah
Kedah is one of the border States of the north of peninsula,
with access to its neighbour thailand via the road to sadao which
crosses the frontier at bukit kayu hitam, near changlun. This
sungai sanglang marks the boundary with Perlis to the north, and
the sungai muda with province wellesley (seberang prai) to the
south. The sungai krian forms its boundary with Perak.
The Langkawi group of islands forms part of the state. The
greater part of the state is taken up by the broad Kedah-Perlis
rice plain which produces over half the nation's home-grown rice
supplies and whose exploitation has been intensified with the
contruction of the muda irrigation scheme. There are industrial
eStates at Alor Setar, kuala Kedah and Sungai Petani. The
university of the north (university utara) is temporarily situated
near Jitra, but before long will move to its permanent site at
sintok, near the thai border. Gunung Jerai (Kedah peak) forms a
prominent landmark on the coast, overlooking the muda estuary, and
is a tourist attraction.Kedah map
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