Kuala Perlis | |
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Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | كوالا ڤرليس، |
• Chinese | 玻璃市港口 |
• Tamil | கோலா பெர்லிஸ் |
Coordinates: 6°23′52.31″N 100°7′49.43″E / 6.3978639°N 100.1303972°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Perlis |
Mukim | Kangar |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MYT) |
Kuala Perlis is a suburb of Kangar and the second-largest town in and the main port of Perlis in Malaysia. It is in extreme northwest Peninsular Malaysia, near the border with Thailand. The older part of town has houses and mosques built on stilts over mangrove swamps.
Along with its Kedahan counterpart, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis is a transit point for tourists to embark on a ferry ride to the resort island of Langkawi.