Kuala Perlis

Kuala Perlis 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.

Kuala Perlis
Town
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiكوالا ڤرليس،
  Chinese玻璃市港口
  Tamilகோலா பெர்லிஸ்
Kuala Perlis
Kuala Perlis
Location of Kuala Perlis
Kuala Perlis
Kuala Perlis (Peninsular Malaysia)
Kuala Perlis
Kuala Perlis (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 6°23′52.31″N 100°7′49.43″E
Country Malaysia
State Perlis
MukimKangar
Time zoneUTC+8 (MYT)

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.

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