Kedah is one of the oldest state/government in Malaysia, as early as 110AD. The ancient settlement found at Merbok River, now known as Sungai Batu in the Bujang Valley/Lembah Bujang. Pekan Rabu sells many Kedah traditional attire, handcraft and food. Some of famous food in Kedah are Laksa Kedah, Nasi Daging, Nasi Lemak Royal and Bihun sup utara. You may try it
1st, the train station is very clean 2nd, it was a nice research about Alor Setar, Good job, Myer! as always. 3rd, the Masjid is very nice and clean. Enjoy your journey in beautiful Malaysia.
14:10 Masjid Zahir, the current building was built in 1912, replacing the old one, but the mosque has been around since the establishment of the city in 1735. The area was a part of a grand palace of Kedah called the Istana Kota Setar, but unfortunately, parts of the palace was destroyed during wars in 1771 and 1821 and even demolished to make way for developments of the city.
Pekan Rabu is a traditional building that is known for selling traditional crafts and food. The building that you saw is the newest version. The place that you went to drink coffee is called Pekan Cina and next to it is Pekan Melayu.
Alhamdulillah .... Actually I'm from Alor Setar.Nice review! and we are very happy that you love Alor Setar vibes, people and old buildings that have been preserved here. We are diversity,even in Alor Setar we have Pekan Cina and Pekan Melayu.Pekan means Town.Besides Malay, Chinese and Indian people,Kedah also have Thai Race/Siamese (people) and they are Malaysian.Special street we called Lorong Sempit used to be famous for the vendor that selling cheaper products.Pekan Rabu famous for its local products/delicacy . Kedah is known as Negeri Jelapang Padi or Kedah Darulaman. Kedah also famous for its Pulau Langkawi. Gunung Jerai also is the best place to visit. Kedah Sultanate according to Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa or the Kedah Annals, Kedah was founded by a Hindu king named Merong Mahawangsa. According to the text further, the Sultanate of Kedah started in 1136 when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah. Thank you very much for visiting Kedah.❤ عيد ميلاد سعيد ربنا يحفظكم و يسعدكم May Allah protect you,and grant you happiness. ❤️
Ameen. Loved the history intro. U guys have a wonderful country. Would definately, definately love coming for visit and why not come for living in ur country. One day In Shaa Allah. Salam aleykoum from a Muslim Spanish of Andalusi origin to U, to Myers and to all Brothers and sisters in Islam and to all the rest of Brothers in humanity.
for your info, next year is Visit Kedah Year. You should return to Kedah and experience the ancient archaeology, cultural and natural heritage of Kedah. The Sultanate of Kedah is also the longest surviving kingdom in Southeast Asia.
@8:04 "Menara" in English is "Tower". Menara Alor Setar simply means Alor Setar Tower just like Menara KL is KL Tower. When you say "menara tower", that's probably an echolalia. Peace ✌
Fun Fact 1 : The Royal Family of Kedah is one of the oldest royal families in the world. Fun Fact 2 : The Bujang Valley-Sungai Batu Civilization in Kedah is the oldest civilization in the entire South-East Asian region having been established in 788 BC making it older than Angkor Wat and Borobudur. As a matter of fact, it is OLDER than the Mayan civilization and the Inca-Aztex civilizations.
As i mentioned b4 ...please avoid buying from the container/jar when you buy coconut drink especially...ask for whole coconut@ locally known as kelapa ori...
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Honestly, as a Malaysian, nobody wakes up one day and thinks “oh it’s a good day to visit Kedah.” Except for Langkawi there’s not much going on, it’s pretty calm throughout and not very touristy. There’s a ton of reasons to go to Penang or Kelantan or Terengganu or Johor, but Kedah, hm. The tourism board should do something.
I love Kedah, even the outer districts of Alor Staq. The peoole are friendly and trusting. When I was working fir an NGO in Penang in 1980s and 90s I used to visit some rural areas in that state. The village people were very friendly and readily accept you as guest!
I had been to video of your 10 months old video, was in myanmmar! From there you had not completed more south east countries gone to all the way to north africa in morroco. Nd then now again you been to south east countries!
@myertravels it was sudden , i have been started recently the travellers video. I had written name in my dairy to whom i regular intereact. It was before i hadn't met any traveller nor seen videos before this year. I an a indian.
hahaha yeahh i feel like most southerners dont rlly go to kedah as much as the neighboring northern countries. perlis doesn't have a super big shopping mall and movie theatre yet so the citizens of that state usually go to kedah for that. or well thats how my family usually do it 😂
SELAMAT DATANG KE NEGERI KELAHIRANKU KEDAH DARUL AMAN❤. JANGAN LUPA MAKAN LAKSA IKAN SEKOQ, GULAI KAWAH, IKAN PEKASAM DAN LAIN-LAIN LAGI MAKANAN YANG MENARIK
Alor setar is the town where Malaysia had its 2nd church of st Micheal where the phuket catholics seemed refuge before migrating to georgetown with Francis light. The church is still there in the city
Kedah has fair share of trial and tribulation. In 1821 Siam( now Thailand) invaded Kedah. Due to treachery of one pretender to the throne, Kedah was invaded. But
However the Sultan managed to get back the state in 1842. A more tragic event took place in 1909. Anglo- Siam Treaty resulted that Kedah lost district of Setul and chains of islands ( Turatoe) to Siam Typical of colonialism, British just gave away Kedah territory to Siam. The neighbouring state( Perlis) too lost territory, namely Pulau Brasmana( island of brasmana)
I wonder why you didn't use the fork provided to you. If you use fork on your left hand it would be easier to pick up the food without smearing your fingers. I thought American people are so into the fork n knife. Even we Malaysians use fork on the left hand as the helper for spoon on the right hand. It's no no knife for every food we had. Even me myself more comfortable using spoon n fork when eating western food.
Shockingly less visited AS have about 600K visitors in 2022 and 700K in 2023. I wonder what the author's definition of less visited cities in Malaysia comes from? Don't tell me MOTC. Since MOTC highly don't recommend anyone to visit Perlis, Kedah (including Langkawi), Terengganu and Kelantan. It's a normal boycott under the Federal Oppression for any states that is under Opposition Party. Heck Opposition Party Chief Minister aka MB cannot even attend any school functions under Ministry of Education in their own state. However the head of the state opposition party and members are welcome to do anything in MOE or Federation school or Higher Learning. Pure Evil Wording to derail Visit AS 2024 and Visit Kedah 2025 initiative by Kedah State Government and Kedah Menteri Besar. MOTC surely love you and thank you for your evil wording. The price Kedahan needs to pay for voting opposition party in State and Federal Election.
Never known/heard that Motc don't recommend visit to opponent states in Malaysia? Where do you get it bro? It's government policy that no political personality go to any school regardless to any party. I wonder what do you get from telling foreigners/visitors about your political assumptions/opinions
@@dkkdkkc6 Just like Arau, Klang and Kuala Kangsar...the royal towns of their respective states. Not necessary to be the state capital. Sungai Petani may be tha largest town in Kedah in terms of population and area but it is NOT a city....it doesn't achieve the city status because it lacks culture factor which is one of the criteria to be given city status.
@@aabmbsa lol even Kangar is more developed than Alor Setar. You know that MBAS is operating on loss every year right? The only District/city council who profited are MPSP.
@@dkkdkkc6 Kangar more developed than Alor Setar ? Give me facts or link to prove it. So what if MBAS is operating at a loss? Prove to me with facts and figures that MPSP profited...not just hearsay or your assumptions.
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Kedah is one of the oldest state/government in Malaysia, as early as 110AD. The ancient settlement found at Merbok River, now known as Sungai Batu in the Bujang Valley/Lembah Bujang.
Pekan Rabu sells many Kedah traditional attire, handcraft and food. Some of famous food in Kedah are Laksa Kedah, Nasi Daging, Nasi Lemak Royal and Bihun sup utara. You may try it
Alor Setar is surprisingly clean and the road conditions are very good. Even better the hyped Ipoh city.
Totally agree!
1st, the train station is very clean
2nd, it was a nice research about Alor Setar, Good job, Myer! as always.
3rd, the Masjid is very nice and clean.
Enjoy your journey in beautiful Malaysia.
Thanks as always Dennis
Welcome to my hometown.
Well we prefer quite and peaceful life. So less outsiders, we are ok with it. 😊
The Arabic script that we used for the Malay language is called Jawi.
14:10 Masjid Zahir, the current building was built in 1912, replacing the old one, but the mosque has been around since the establishment of the city in 1735. The area was a part of a grand palace of Kedah called the Istana Kota Setar, but unfortunately, parts of the palace was destroyed during wars in 1771 and 1821 and even demolished to make way for developments of the city.
Thanks for the history lesson
Pekan Rabu is a traditional building that is known for selling traditional crafts and food. The building that you saw is the newest version. The place that you went to drink coffee is called Pekan Cina and next to it is Pekan Melayu.
Alhamdulillah ....
Actually I'm from Alor Setar.Nice review! and we are very happy that you love Alor Setar vibes, people and old buildings that have been preserved here.
We are diversity,even in Alor Setar we have Pekan Cina and Pekan Melayu.Pekan means Town.Besides Malay, Chinese and Indian people,Kedah also have Thai Race/Siamese (people) and they are Malaysian.Special street we called Lorong Sempit used to be famous for the vendor that selling cheaper products.Pekan Rabu famous for its local products/delicacy .
Kedah is known as Negeri Jelapang Padi or Kedah Darulaman.
Kedah also famous for its Pulau Langkawi.
Gunung Jerai also is the best place to visit.
Kedah Sultanate
according to Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa or the Kedah Annals, Kedah was founded by a Hindu king named Merong Mahawangsa. According to the text further, the Sultanate of Kedah started in 1136 when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah.
Thank you very much for visiting Kedah.❤
عيد ميلاد سعيد
ربنا يحفظكم و يسعدكم
May Allah protect you,and grant you happiness.
❤️
Ameen thank you
Ameen. Loved the history intro. U guys have a wonderful country. Would definately, definately love coming for visit and why not come for living in ur country. One day In Shaa Allah.
Salam aleykoum from a Muslim Spanish of Andalusi origin to U, to Myers and to all Brothers and sisters in Islam and to all the rest of Brothers in humanity.
love to see how nice the kids salam
been a long time since I visited Malaysia. Your video made me long to return ...
for your info, next year is Visit Kedah Year. You should return to Kedah and experience the ancient archaeology, cultural and natural heritage of Kedah. The Sultanate of Kedah is also the longest surviving kingdom in Southeast Asia.
kedah has 4 main races: malay, chinese, indian and siamese
Only Kedah?
@@mohdwarieyother states have indon and indon descendant like johor and selangor. 😂😂😂
Kedah juga ada masyarakat Orang Asli😊
Malaysians visit Alor Setar, just not foreigners. Malaysians like to go on domestic holidays during long weekends n school holidays.
Thank God you come Alor setar
I'm waiting
Whaooooo 🎉🎉 I’ve been waiting for the new video! Thank yo so much !
Hope you enjoyed it!
I visited Alor Star so many times as Malaysian.
Great!!
@8:04 "Menara" in English is "Tower". Menara Alor Setar simply means Alor Setar Tower just like Menara KL is KL Tower.
When you say "menara tower", that's probably an echolalia. Peace ✌
welcome to my state..come to jitra city bro..
Fun Fact 1 : The Royal Family of Kedah is one of the oldest royal families in the world.
Fun Fact 2 : The Bujang Valley-Sungai Batu Civilization in Kedah is the oldest civilization in the entire South-East Asian region having been established in 788 BC making it older than Angkor Wat and Borobudur. As a matter of fact, it is OLDER than the Mayan civilization and the Inca-Aztex civilizations.
Keday Royal Family is 2nd oldest after Royal Family of Japan
@@nafishaziq Masha Allah ......
Beautiful Masjid Masha Allah ❤
Welcome to my humble hometown... Nothing much but precious....♥️
As i mentioned b4 ...please avoid buying from the container/jar when you buy coconut drink especially...ask for whole coconut@ locally known as kelapa ori...
Alor setar are now in its revival era. A lot of conservation and renovation happening preparing for Kedah visit year 2025
InshAllah
Nice vlog 👍
Thank you 😊
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Heyy its mee zahrul😂.. was really happy to see you man and thank you for coming🙏🏻❤
Awesome it was a pleasure meeting you
the name of the road written in writing called 'JAWI'. it has the same pronounciation as the roman letter but it uses arabic letters instead
5:11-is that the State Police Headquarters(that big office building in the background)?
id recommend you to visit perlis if you like nature.
Check out my latest video!
Pekan Rabu means wednesday town(pekan=town,rabu=wednesday)
Honestly, as a Malaysian, nobody wakes up one day and thinks “oh it’s a good day to visit Kedah.” Except for Langkawi there’s not much going on, it’s pretty calm throughout and not very touristy. There’s a ton of reasons to go to Penang or Kelantan or Terengganu or Johor, but Kedah, hm. The tourism board should do something.
I love Kedah, even the outer districts of Alor Staq. The peoole are friendly and trusting. When I was working fir an NGO in Penang in 1980s and 90s I used to visit some rural areas in that state. The village people were very friendly and readily accept you as guest!
Tun Mahathir Muhammad - the esteemed former Prime Minister of Malaysia - is from Kedah 🥰
Nice 👍
come to jerai Geopark...
ماشاء الله 🕋
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U should visit Langkawi island
Assalamualaikum, I am following your channel. Welcome to Alor Setar. Happy to help you around if you want.
Wasalam thank you
I had been to video of your 10 months old video, was in myanmmar! From there you had not completed more south east countries gone to all the way to north africa in morroco. Nd then now again you been to south east countries!
Thanks for following
@myertravels it was sudden , i have been started recently the travellers video. I had written name in my dairy to whom i regular intereact. It was before i hadn't met any traveller nor seen videos before this year. I an a indian.
Masjid Zahir is 1 of the most beautiful mosque in the world
Come to Penang I can accompany you and show you around!
Welcome to alor setaq
Original kedahan live in beach side..many in kedah since 1960 is cambodia
Welcome to my city bro . . 😊
Thanks! 😃
It is Alor Setar, not Star. Setar is a type of tree that we have here.
hahaha yeahh i feel like most southerners dont rlly go to kedah as much as the neighboring northern countries. perlis doesn't have a super big shopping mall and movie theatre yet so the citizens of that state usually go to kedah for that. or well thats how my family usually do it 😂
Yeah that makes sense! Perlis is pretty small.
SELAMAT DATANG KE NEGERI KELAHIRANKU KEDAH DARUL AMAN❤. JANGAN LUPA MAKAN LAKSA IKAN SEKOQ, GULAI KAWAH, IKAN PEKASAM DAN LAIN-LAIN LAGI MAKANAN YANG MENARIK
Alor setar is the town where Malaysia had its 2nd church of st Micheal where the phuket catholics seemed refuge before migrating to georgetown with Francis light. The church is still there in the city
It was built in memory of the first church in Port kedah
Kedah has fair share of trial and tribulation.
In 1821 Siam( now Thailand) invaded Kedah. Due to treachery of one pretender to the throne, Kedah was invaded.
But
However the Sultan managed to get back the state in 1842.
A more tragic event took place in 1909.
Anglo- Siam Treaty resulted that Kedah lost district of Setul and chains of islands ( Turatoe) to Siam
Typical of colonialism, British just gave away Kedah territory to Siam.
The neighbouring state( Perlis) too lost territory, namely Pulau Brasmana( island of brasmana)
Wow that interesting history
I would like more video of you in brunei bro
Will definitely come soon!
r u still in alor setar? im local. if u want to meet we can arrange over the weekend
No im no longer but thank you 😊
salam bro,watsup......bro oiishii corner singapore,wat's happening bro....
I wonder why you didn't use the fork provided to you. If you use fork on your left hand it would be easier to pick up the food without smearing your fingers. I thought American people are so into the fork n knife. Even we Malaysians use fork on the left hand as the helper for spoon on the right hand. It's no no knife for every food we had. Even me myself more comfortable using spoon n fork when eating western food.
next time you can ask for kelapa kosong (empty or original coconut) means no sugar or ice.
Gosh … ‘kepala’ ?
@@rd9859 ya kelapa mcm kelapa dgn mata, hidung. 🤣😂
@@afifi-my you changed!
Kedah: the Alor Star state (like Texas: the Lone Star State 😁)
Gleichner Hills
Durgan Meadow
City that most people don't visit in Malaysia :
Alor Setar
Seremban
Kota Bharu
You see how our local Malaysians talking good English 😂😂
aloq setaq
BTW, is there plenty of Thai food in Alor Setar?Bcos Kedah is home to a Thai-Malaysian community.
Pekan Cina = China Town.
ezpz
Shockingly less visited AS have about 600K visitors in 2022 and 700K in 2023.
I wonder what the author's definition of less visited cities in Malaysia comes from?
Don't tell me MOTC. Since MOTC highly don't recommend anyone to visit Perlis, Kedah (including Langkawi), Terengganu and Kelantan. It's a normal boycott under the Federal Oppression for any states that is under Opposition Party.
Heck Opposition Party Chief Minister aka MB cannot even attend any school functions under Ministry of Education in their own state.
However the head of the state opposition party and members are welcome to do anything in MOE or Federation school or Higher Learning.
Pure Evil Wording to derail Visit AS 2024 and Visit Kedah 2025 initiative by Kedah State Government and Kedah Menteri Besar.
MOTC surely love you and thank you for your evil wording.
The price Kedahan needs to pay for voting opposition party in State and Federal Election.
Never known/heard that Motc don't recommend visit to opponent states in Malaysia? Where do you get it bro?
It's government policy that no political personality go to any school regardless to any party. I wonder what do you get from telling foreigners/visitors about your political assumptions/opinions
apa yg hang merepek ni cheq ? no such thing addoiihhh....
Hang ni dh mkn ubat belum.
What is your intention bro. Very pishang 🍌
😂😂😂😂😂 move on bro aku pun stay Trg xde pun nak kecoh mcm ko, he means the bloggers xde kaitan dgn politik pun
Actually Sungai Petani is the largest city in Kedah and more suited to be state capital. Alor Setar is more like royal capital.😂😂
Anak Bukit is the royal town..Bandar DiRaja
@@aabmbsaSmall. Not suited to be state capital lol.
@@dkkdkkc6 Just like Arau, Klang and Kuala Kangsar...the royal towns of their respective states. Not necessary to be the state capital.
Sungai Petani may be tha largest town in Kedah in terms of population and area but it is NOT a city....it doesn't achieve the city status because it lacks culture factor which is one of the criteria to be given city status.
@@aabmbsa lol even Kangar is more developed than Alor Setar. You know that MBAS is operating on loss every year right? The only District/city council who profited are MPSP.
@@dkkdkkc6 Kangar more developed than Alor Setar ? Give me facts or link to prove it. So what if MBAS is operating at a loss? Prove to me with facts and figures that MPSP profited...not just hearsay or your assumptions.