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Alor Setar

Alor Setar, known as Alor Star from 2003 to 2009, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state, after Sungai Petani, and one of the most important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Wikipedia

Population 217,000 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Malaysia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Malaysia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Tapak Pasar Malam Jalan Sultan Badlishah

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 16:00–23:00
    3. Wednesday: 16:00–23:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    16:00–23:00

    940 m from the centre

  • Pasar Simpang Kuala

    1. Monday: 06:00–12:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–12:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–12:00
    4. Thursday: 06:00–12:00
    5. Friday: 06:00–12:00
    6. Saturday: 06:00–12:00
    7. Sunday: 06:00–12:00

    06:00–12:00

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Uptown

    1. Monday: 19:00–02:00
    2. Tuesday: 19:00–02:00
    3. Wednesday: 19:00–02:00
    4. Thursday: 19:00–02:00
    5. Friday: 19:00–02:00
    6. Saturday: 19:00–02:00
    7. Sunday: 19:00–02:00

    19:00–02:00

    2.3 km from the centre

  • Pasar Kampung Berjaya

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

  • Pasar Telok Wanjah

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.3 km from the centre

  • Tapak Penjaja Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.5 km from the centre

  • Pasar Besar Alor Setar

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.3 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

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