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Langkawi,(Jawi:لانكاوي) officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah) is an archipelago of 99 islands (an extra 5 temporary. You have not yet voted on this site! If you have already visited the site, please help us classify the good from the bad by voting on this site. · Oscar night was full of such reminders. Such as in John Legend's sobering acceptance speech, which touched on the recent, systematic attack on American. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get.
Langkawi - Wikitravel. Langkawi. Langkawi,(Jawi: لانكاوي ) officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah) is an archipelago of 9. Andaman Sea, some 3. Malaysia. Langkawi is a duty- free area. Understand[edit]Sun, sand and sea on the beach. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border. On 1. 5 Jul 2. 00.
Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah consented to the change of name to Langkawi Permata Kedah in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee Celebration. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of some 9. Pulau Tuba. Langkawi is also an administrative district with the town of Kuah as the capital and largest town. Legends of broken pots and seeping gravy. Watch Dragons: Gift Of The Night Fury Online Moviesdbz there. Langkawi's most prominent mountains, Gunung Macinchang and Gunung Raya, and a whole series of towns and villages are said to named after a local legend.
The story tells the tale of a wedding between two families of giants, with Mat Raya's son wanting to marry Mat Cincang's daughter. During the wedding feast, a fight broke out between the two wedding parties, reputedly because the son was caught flirting with another woman. During the fight, pots and pans were thrown, and a large pot of gravy (kuah) was broken and the contents flowed onto the ground. The place where the gravy was spilled became known as Kuah (the largest town on Langkawi island) and where the crockery (belanga) was broken (pecah) was location of the village Kampung Belanga Pecah. The gravy seeped into (kisap) the earth at the village named Kisap. The name "Langkawi" has two possible origins.
First, it is believed to be related to the kingdom of Langkasuka, itself a version of the Malaynegari alang- kah suka ("the land of all one's wishes"), centered in modern- day Kedah. The historical record is sparse, but a Chinese Liang Dynasty record (c. AD) refers to the kingdom of "Langgasu" as being founded in the 1st century AD. Second, it could be a combination of the Malay words 'helang', meaning "eagle" and 'kawi', meaning "reddish- brown" or "strong", in old Malay. Langkawi eventually came under the influence of the Sultanate of Kedah, but Kedah was conquered in 1. Siam and Langkawi along with it.
The Anglo- Siamese Treaty of 1. British, which held the state until independence, except for a brief period of Thai rule under the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II. Thai influences remain visible in the culture and food of Langkawi. Langkawi remained a sleepy backwater until 1. This spectacular boom also coincided with the end of "Mahsuri's Curse," which was lifted with the birth of her 7th generation descendant. The 1. 0,0. 00 hectares of Langkawi and its 9.
Geopark by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2. By plane[edit]Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK ICAO: WMKL) is located at Padang Matsirat, on the northwestern part of the island. In 2. 00. 8, it handled 1. The vast majority of shops and eateries are located BEFORE security and immigration, so don't go airside until your flight is called.
There is free airport Wi- Fi. There are no airbridges, so in the event of rain, the airline will supply umbrellas for the walk to the plane. The following airlines offer service to/from Langkawi: Tigerair [8. Silk. Air [8. 8] from Singapore, Air. Asia [8. 9] to Singapore, Penang and KLIA, Malaysia Airlines [9. Malindo Airlines [9. KLIA, Firefly [9.
KL's Subang airport and Penang. Direct flights are available to Langkawi from Penang, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hat Yai, and Phuket. By boat[edit]Langkawi Ferry[9. A/C boats from Kuala Perlis (RM1. Kuala Kedah (RM2. Penang (RM7. 0, 1.
Satun (RM3. 0 or THB3. PM). Bookings can be made online, but the ticket needs to be printed out. This can be done at the terminal for RM1 per ticket.
The terminal is at Kuah Jetty, near Eagle square, in Langkawi. Tropical Charters[9. Kuah Jetty in Langkawi to Koh Lipe twice per day during the high season (until 1. April 2. 01. 5) at 9. Langkawi and 1. 1am and 4pm from Koh Lipe. During the low season, from April 2.
May 2. 01. 5, the company only has morning trips. After the 1. 9th of May 2. October 2. 01. 5. Price is RM1. 18 one way (RM1. Thai custom fees. Check in is at the inner entrance of the Jetty Point Food Court, opposite 7/1.
The trip takes 9. Arrival in Lipe is at the Bundhaya Resort. Telaga Harbour[9. Ko Lipe, Thailand twice per day during the high season, at 9: 3.
AM and 2: 3. 0PM (RM1. RM2. 48 return, 7. These ferries dock at a pontoon in Pattaya Bay from where there is longtail transfers to immigration on Pattaya Beach. Bookings can be made online. Health and Safety tip: There are only ferries on the route since March 2.
Speedboats are not allowed! Get around[edit]There is effectively no public transport on the island, so your choices are to use taxis or to rent a car, motorbike/scooter, or bicycle. By taxi[edit]A taxi from the Airport to Pantai Cenang costs RM2. Aug 2. 01. 5). You can buy a coupon at the taxi desk in the airport. From the ferry terminal to Pantai Cenang the price is RM3. March 2. 01. 6). For those arriving at the Kuah Jetty and going into Kuah Town, the price is RM8 or RM4. Oriental Village across the island.
All taxis work to a fixed price system, a fare from one part of the island to another is always the same price. This system results in higher prices, but very few problems since the taxi drivers are paid well enough and do not try and rip off tourists or participate in any of the dodgier shenanigans seen elsewhere in South East Asia. The result is a reliable and trustworthy, but more expensive taxi system.
One of the taxi stops is on Pantai Cenang next to the tourist information and prices to different destinations are shown. By car or motorbike/scooter[edit]Renting a car or motorbike/scooter is highly recommended due to lack of public transport. This can now be done at the airport from the departure lounge, and the rate is reasonable, 5. RM for a small car) and also from the port complex (Jetty), or from shops on Pantai Cenang. Refrain yourself from renting from touts, as many are operating illegally without permits and usually without insurance. Renting an air- conditioned mid- sized sedan costs RM7.
RM1. 50 per day (depending on model, condition and length of stay) and a 1. RM4. 0 to RM4. 5 per day. Cheaper but usually very used and older are the semi- automatic 1.
RM2. 5 a day. A tired Proton with in Pantai Cenang maybe around RM6. Most of rental agency will not provide full insurance coverage and you have to cover the damage upto RM3. Recommended to rent a motorbike if you dont have heavy luggage, roads are in good condition and safe to drive a bike. Remember to have regularly check on your fuel level, petrol pump stations, (gas stations) are far from one another (~1.
However, rental agencies do not care much about how much fuel is in the tank when the vehicle is returned so do not spend more on fuel than you have to. Fuel costs RM2. 1.
Some rentals do check the level and mark it when you sign the slip. At the gas/petrol station for the first time will confuse you. You will need to guess how much fuel you need and pay first. Most saloon cars if empty are RM5. RM5. Sometimes you fill up your car/bike and you haven't used what you have paid for not to worry you can claim this back at the counter.
Remember to drive safely and slowly on the island and on the left side of the road. There are tourists, children and animals like chickens, cows and even buffaloes crossing.
Penang - Wikipedia. Penang. State. State of Penang. Other transcription(s) • Malay. Pulau Pinang • Chinese槟城 • Tamilபினாங்குNickname(s): Pearl of the Orient. Motto: Bersatu dan Setia.
United and Loyal(Unofficial motto: Let Penang Lead)[1]Anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita. For Our State Penang in Malaysia.
Coordinates: 5°2. N1. 00°1. 9′4. 5.
E / 5. 4. 14. 50. N 1. 00. 3. 29. 20. E / 5. 4. 14. 50.
Coordinates: 5°2. N1. 00°1. 9′4. 5. E / 5. 4. 14. 50. N 1. 00. 3. 29. 20. E / 5. 4. 14. 50. Capital. George Town.
Government • Governor. Abdul Rahman Abbas • Chief Minister.
Lim Guan Eng (DAP)Area[2] • Total. Population (2. 01. Total. 1,7. 46,3. Density. 1,6. 66. Demonym(s)Penangite. Human Development Index • HDI (2.
Time zone. MST (UTC+8) • Summer (DST)Not observed (UTC)Postal code. Calling code+6. 04. Watch Not Today Dailymotion. ISO 3. 16. 6 code. MY- 0. 7Vehicle registration.
PFounded by the British East India Company. August 1. 78. 6British crown colony as part of the Straits Settlements. April 1. 86. 7 - 1 April 1. Japanese occupation. December 1. 94. 1 - 3 September 1. Accession into the Federation of Malaya. January 1. 94. 8Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya.
August 1. 95. 7Websitepenang. Penang Island and 1,1. Seberang Perai. Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley) on the Malay Peninsula.
The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south.[2]Penang's population stood at nearly 1. Thus, Penang has among the highest population densities in Malaysia and is one of the country's most urbanised states.[4]Penang Island, which includes George Town, is Malaysia's second largest city by population.[5]George Town, in particular, is also a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site and a thriving tourist destination. Elementary Season 4 Episode 5 Watch Online. Penang's modern history began in 1. Francis Light founded George Town as a trading post of the British East India Company.[6] Penang formed part of the Straits Settlements in 1. British crown colony in 1. Direct British rule was only briefly interrupted during World War II, when Japan occupied Penang; the British retook Penang in 1. Penang was later merged with the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia), which gained independence from the British Empire in 1.
Following the decline of its entrepôt trade towards the 1. Penang's economy was reoriented towards hi- tech manufacturing.[8]Known as the 'Silicon Valley of the East' for its industries, Penang is one of the most vital economic powerhouses in Malaysia; Penang has the highest GDP per capita among all Malaysian states.[9][1. In addition, Penang recorded the third highest Human Development Index in Malaysia, after the State of Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.[1. Correspondingly, the state has a relatively well- educated population, with a youth literacy rate of 9.
Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and religion. Aside from the three main races, the Chinese, Malays and Indians, Penang is home to significant Eurasian, Siamese and expatriate communities.[1.
A resident of Penang is colloquially known as a Penangite (in English), Penang Lâng (in Penang Hokkien) or Penangkaran (in Tamil). Etymology[edit]The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang, which means 'the island of the areca nut palm' (Areca catechu of the Palmae family).[1. The name may refer either to Penang Island or the State of Penang.
Penang is also known as the 'Pearl of the Orient', "东方之珠" and Pulau Pinang Pulau Mutiara (Penang Island, The Island of Pearls). Penang is shortened as "PG" in English, or "PP" in Malay.[2. Early Malays called Penang Island. Pulau Ka- Satu, meaning 'The. First Island', because it was the largest island encountered on the trading sea- route between Lingga and Kedah.[2.
The Siamese, then the suzerain of Kedah, referred to the island as Koh Maak (Thai: เกาะหมาก), which meant the 'Areca Nut Palm Island'.[2. In the 1. 5th century, Penang Island was referred to as Bīnláng Yù (simplified Chinese: 槟榔屿; traditional Chinese: 檳榔嶼) in the navigational drawings used by Admiral Zheng He of Ming China in his expeditions to the South Seas.[2. The 1. 6th- century Portuguese historian Emanuel Godinho de Eredia's map of the Malay Peninsula in his 'Description of Malacca' in 1. Pulo Pinaom.[2. 5]History[edit]Prehistory[edit]Archaeological evidence shows that Penang was inhabited by the Semang- Pangan of the Juru and Yen lineage. Both of these are now considered extinct cultures. They were hunter- gatherers of the Negrito stock having short stature and dark complexion, and were dispersed by the Malays as far back as 9.
The last recorded aboriginal settlement in Penang was in the 1. Kubang Semang.[2. The first evidence of prehistoric human settlement in what is now Penang were found in Guar Kepah, a cave in Seberang Perai in 1. Based on mounds of sea shells with human skeletons, stone implements, broken ceramics, and food leftovers inside, the settlement was estimated to be between 3,0. Other stone tools found in various places on Penang Island pointed to the existence of Neolithic settlements dating to 5,0. Early history[edit]The earliest use of the geographical term "Penang Island" may have been the 'Nautical Charts of Zheng He', dated to the expeditions of Admiral Zheng He during the reign of the Yongle Emperor of Ming China.
Chinese sailors at the time used the nautical charts to navigate from Con Dao Islands to Penang Island; consequently, there were trade activities between Penang and Ming China as early as the 1. One of the first Englishmen to reach Penang was the navigator and privateer Sir James Lancaster who commanded the Edward Bonadventure. Sailing from Plymouth for the East Indies, James reached Batu Ferringhi in June 1. Penang Island until September of the same year and pillaging every vessel he encountered.[2. Founding of Penang[edit]In the early 1. Minangkabaus from Sumatra founded a settlement on Penang Island.[2. Haji Muhammad Salleh, known as Nakhoda Intan, anchored at Batu Uban and built a seaside settlement in 1.
Later, the Arabs arrived and settled mainly at Jelutong. The Arabs then intermarried with the Minangkabau; this gave rise to the Arab- Minangkabau admixture now described as Malay, as they have assimilated into the local Malay community. The modern history of Penang began in 1. On 1. 7 July that year, Captain Francis Light, an English trader- adventurer of the British East India Company, landed on Penang Island, then part of Kedah. Fort Cornwallis was later built at the site where he first set foot. For Light, Penang Island, situated in the middle of the maritime trade route along the Malacca Straits between China and India, was a "convenient magazine for trade", and an ideal location from which to curtail French and Dutch territorial expansion in Southeast Asia.[3. The British East India Company was also seeking a naval base in the region for the maintenance of Royal Navy ships.
Meanwhile, Kedah was facing threats from its stronger northern rivals, Siam and Burma. Thus, Light endeavoured to negotiate with Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah of Kedah regarding the cession of Penang Island to the British East India Company, in exchange for military assistance against Kedah's foes.
With the negotiations successfully concluded, Light took formal possession of the island on 1.