CITIES & TOWNS

Kuala Muda is a district in Kedah.

Jerai Mountain

Jerai Mountain or Gunung Jerai is the highest mountain in the north-western region of Peninsular Malaysia, standing at the height of 1,206 m. It abounds in myths and legends of the Bujang Kingdom, being especially the legendary king with fangs known as Raja Bersiong who resided at the foothills of the mountain.

Bujang Valley

At the beginning of the 20th. Century, a cluster of ancient structures mainly temples were discovered at the foothills of Gunung Jerai. The Bujang River, a tributary of the Merbok River, which flows down the slopes of Gunung Jerai known as the Bujang Valley or Lembah Bujang is the richest archaeological area in Peninsular Malaysia.

The Bujang Valley indicates that an ancient Hindu-Buddhist kingdom once ruled here as early as 3rd. or 4th. Century AD. Relics found at the site are now on display at the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum in Pengkalan Bayang Merbok. A historical complex of approximately 224 sq. km. situated between Gunung Jerai in the north and Sungai Muda in the south. Items include inscribed stone caskets and tablets, metal tools and ornaments, ceramics, pottery, and Hindu icons.