From the North South Expressway, take the Jitra Selatan exit (Interchange 181) and get onto the trunk road headed for Kodiang and Kangar (Highway K3). Kuala Perlis is 48km from this exit. Public transportation connecting Kuala Perlis and Kangar is also available daily. The bus fare is RM1.50 while taxi fare is RM8 per person. This destination is only 10-15 minutes' drive from Kuala Perlis.
Kota Al-Marhum Kayang
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Kota Al-Marhum Kayang is where the early settlement of Kedah ruling in Perlis and ancient royal mausoleums are located."
Kota Al-Marhum Kayang is where the early settlement of Kedah ruling in Perlis and ancient royal mausoleums are located. Here, one can find the burial grounds of two of the 16th century Sultans of Kedah where simple mausoleums are marked by gravestones with wooden ruins that used to pinpoint the site.
Nearby is an area believed to be the site of one of the Sultan's palaces surrounded on each side by limestone hills. This is reminiscent of the palace built by the late Sultan Dhiauddin Almukaram Shah, a late 16th century Sultan who gave Perlis the title 'Indera Kayangan'.
Two of the Sultan's personal efforts are still evident today. One is a partially-enclosed spring which supplied fresh mineral water to the palace while the other is a canal built in 1680 connecting Alor Setar to the palace and from the palace to the burial grounds, thus permitting boat passages between the points.
Currently, archaeological digs are in progress as part of efforts to discover historical artefacts from the fort.
Kuala Perlis jetty is a major departure point (besides Kuala Kedah) for Langkawi Island as well as southern Thailand's coastal towns, and it also serves as an exit and entry point to Phuket Island as well as other southern coastal Thai towns.
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History has it that the 4.84 acres of land where the State Museum now stands was granted by Raja Syed Alwi to his younger brother, Syed Salim bin Syed Muhammad al-Jafri.
