Kuala Perlis
Kuala Perlis
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Kuala Perlis | |
| 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 (Kedah Malay: Kola Peghelih) 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.