Kuah

Kuah is a resort town, mukim and district capital of Langkawi, , . It is the entry point for those coming by ferry from either the mainland or Island.
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  • Type: Town with 30,000 residents
  • Description: village in Malaysia
  • Also known as: Kuan”, “Kwah”, and “Langkawi

Places of Interest

Highlights include Langkawi Legend Park.

Photo: Hzh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a park in Kuah, , , .

Kuah

Latitude
6.32246° or 6° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
99.8475° or 99° 50′ 51″ east
Population
30,000
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
IATA airport code
LGK
United Nations Location Code
MY LGK
Open location code
6MRX8RCX+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 585121072
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1222396
Wiki­data ID
Q1790824
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kuah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كواه
  • Basque: Kuah
  • Catalan: Kuah
  • Cebuano: Kuah (kapital sa distrito)
  • Cebuano: Kuah
  • Chinese: A
  • Chinese: 瓜埠
  • Chinese: 瓜鎮
  • Chinese: 瓜镇
  • Dutch: Kuah
  • Finnish: Kuah
  • French: Kuah
  • German: Kuah
  • Irish: Kuah
  • Italian: Kuah
  • Japanese: クア
  • Korean: 쿠아
  • Malay: Bandar Kuah
  • Malay: Pekan Kuah
  • Persian: کواه
  • Polish: Kuah
  • Russian: Куах
  • Spanish: Kuah
  • Swedish: Kuah
  • Tamil: குவா நகரம்
  • Ukrainian: Куах

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