Arau

Arau is the royal capital and a Mukim of , . Arau is located 14 kilometres southeast of the Perlis state capital, . This town is home to Perlis Raja palace.
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  • Type: Town with 1,530 residents
  • Description: royal capital of Perlis state
  • Also known as: “Bandar Arau” and “Cidade Arau”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Arau.

Railway station
Photo: Khairil Yusof, CC BY 2.0.
railway station, officially Royal railway…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodiang and Pauh.

Town
is a town in , , . is situated 5 km southeast of Arau.

Suburb
is a state constituency in , , that…

Suburb
is a Mukim and a small town in , Malaysia. is situated 4½ km west of Arau.

Arau

Latitude
6.4307° or 6° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
100.2719° or 100° 16′ 19″ east
Population
1,530
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
6PR2C7JC+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254073383
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1736286
Wiki­data ID
Q626526
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Urdu—“Arau” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Arau”
  • Asturian: “Arau”
  • Chinese: “亚娄”
  • Chinese: “亞婁”
  • Dutch: “Arau”
  • Esperanto: “Arau”
  • French: “Arau”
  • German: “Arau”
  • Greek: “Αράου”
  • Hebrew: “אראו”
  • Iban: “Arau”
  • Indonesian: “Arau”
  • Italian: “Arau”
  • Japanese: “アラウ”
  • Latvian: “Arau”
  • Malay: “Arau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arau”
  • Norwegian: “Arau”
  • Portuguese: “Arau (cidade)”
  • Portuguese: “Arau”
  • Swedish: “Arau”
  • Tamil: “ஆராவ்”
  • Thai: “อาเรา”
  • Urdu: “آراؤ”
  • “Arau”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kampung Guring Bawah and Kampung Banat.

Perlis: Must-Visit Destinations

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