- Mount Jerai
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Mount Jerai Elevation 1,217 m (3,993 ft) Location Location Kedah, Malaysia Range Titiwangsa Mountains Climbing First ascent Hindu settlers about 800 AD Mount Jerai (Malay: Gunung Jerai;) or formerly Kedah Peak is the highest mountain in the Malaysian state of Kedah with the height of 986 metres (3,235 ft). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of Kuala Muda and Yan districts. The mountain is a massive limestone outcrop and is a lone feature from the surrounding geography of the area. There is an information board on top of the mountain stating that it used to be an island called Pulai Serai before the sea levels receded letting it form a mountain, but this fact has no research or historical basis.
The height of Mount Jerai relative to its surroundings allowed Indian traders and seafarers to use the mountain as a navigational point more than 1500 years ago. The mountain was considered sacred by the ancient Malays so they built temples from the foothills up to the summit. Hindu-Buddhist priests would pray at these stupas for the safety of Bujang Valley, the richest archaeological site in Malaysia located on the southern reaches of the mountain.
Kedah Darul Aman Districts Baling • Bandar Baharu • Kota Setar • Kuala Muda • Kubang Pasu • Kulim • Langkawi • Padang Terap • Pendang • Pokok Sena • Sik • YanCity Alor Setar (capital)Towns Anak Bukit • Baling • Bedong • Bukit Kayu Hitam • Bukit Selambau • Changlun • Guar Chempedak • Gurun • Jeniang • Jitra • Kepala Batas • Kodiang • Kota Sarang Semut • Sungai Limau • Kuah • Kuala Kedah • Kuala Ketil • Kuala Pegang • Kuala Nerang • Kulim • Langgar • Lunas • Merbok • Padang Matsirat • Padang Serai • Pendang • Pokok Sena • Serdang • Sik • Sintok • Sungai Petani • Tokai • YanTownships Bandar Laguna Merbok • Bandar Puteri Jaya • Bandar Darulaman • Lagenda Height • Bandar Baru Mergong • Tandop Baru • Bandar Amanjaya • Bandar Stargate • Bandar StarcityIslands Pulau Bidan • Pulau Bunting • Pulau Dayang Bunting • Pulau Langkawi • Pulau Payar • Pulau Songsong • Pulau Telor • Pulau TubaCategories:- Mountains of Malaysia
- Kedah geography stubs
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