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Alor Setar (also Alor Star ) is the capital of the Malaysian state of Kedah .
geography
Alor Setar is located in the north of the Malay Peninsula on the Kedah River , a few kilometers inland from its confluence with the Andaman Sea and less than 50 kilometers as the crow flies from the border with Thailand .
population
116,624 inhabitants live in the urban area (as of 2010). If you add the suburbs, which together with the narrower urban area, cover an area of around 665 km 2 , Alor Setar has a total of 357,176 inhabitants (as of 2010) and is one of the largest cities in Kedah.
traffic
The Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is located about thirteen kilometers north of the city.
Personalities
- Abdul Rahman (1903–1990), politician and Prime Minister from 1957 to 1970
- Mahathir bin Mohamad (* 1925), politician and Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003
- Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (* 1993), sprinter
photos
The Balai Nobat , an 18 meter high tower that contains the Sultan's ( Nobat ) orchestra . Built in 1906.
The Alor Star Tower , a 165.5 m high television and observation tower.
Web links
- City website (Malay / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kedah: Total population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia, 2010. (No longer available online.) Department of Statistics Malaysia, December 20, 2011, formerly in the original ; accessed on October 7, 2013 (English, PDF; 409 KB). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
