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Kedah sits in the northwest corner of
Peninsular Malaysia. The state is fairly small, covering
an area of 9,425 sq km that consists mostly of expansive
padi fields and gently rolling hills. Off its coast
are the isles of Langkawi, and rising to meet the western
shoreline is the mountain of Gunung Jerai (1,200 meters
above sea level). Kedah's population of about one million
is primarily Malay, though there are significant Chinese
and Indian minorities.
Kedah has the distinction of being the
"Rice-bowl of Malaysia" - a term that takes
on aesthetic significance when one sees the rice fields
for themselves: the flat expanse of padis against a
backdrop of rolling hills provides a picture of utter
serenity that lulls the senses.
Like Malaysia's other states, Kedah has
its share of rich cultural traditions, songs and dances.
Due to its close proximity to Thailand, some of these
traditions are Thai in influence and origin, and faces
of Kehah's people often bear signs of Thai or Achinese
ancestry.
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