Merbok
Merbok is a mukim in the Kuala Muda District of Kedah, Malaysia. It is known for the historical Bujang Valley. The area also hosts the Kedah Campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0.
- Type: Town with 12,900 residents
- Description: Mukim in Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Kampong Merbok”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bujang Valley.
Bujang Valley
Archaeological site
Photo: Anandajoti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bujang Valley is a sprawling historical complex and has an area of approximately 224 square kilometres, with the discovery of a set of new iron smelting sites, Sungai Batu site enlarging the settlement area to 1,000 square kilometres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Semeling and Tanjung Dawai.
Semeling
Town
Semeling is a mukim in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Semeling is situated 7 km east of Merbok.
Tanjung Dawai
Town
Tanjung Dawai is a small town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Tanjung Dawai is situated 7 km southwest of Merbok.
Merbok
- Categories: human settlement, third-level administrative division, and locality
- Location: Kuala Muda District, Kedah, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.72267° or 5° 43′ 22″ northLongitude
100.41363° or 100° 24′ 49″ eastPopulation
12,900Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)United Nations Location Code
MY MBKOpen location code
6PQ2PCF7+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 254073470OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Malay—“Merbok” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merbok”
- Chinese: “傌莫”
- Dutch: “Merbok”
- Estonian: “Merbok”
- Irish: “Merbok”
- Italian: “Merbok”
- Japanese: “マールボック”
- Malay: “Bandar Merbok”
- Malay: “Merbok”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merbok”. Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0.