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Perlis

Perlis is the northern-most and smallest state of . Although there are several attractions in the state, most tourists merely travel through Perlis on the way to or .
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is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point of Peninsular Malaysia.

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is the royal capital and a Mukim of Perlis, . is located 14km of southeast of Perlis state state capital, . This town is home to Perlis Raja palace This town is the disembarkation point for visitors travelling from to by train.

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is a border town in the north of Perlis, the northern-most state in . The border crossing is the only direct rail link between and , and a quieter and less direct road crossing than in .

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is a Mukim and town located in Perlis, Malaysia.It is the second-largest town and the main port of Perlis.It is in extreme northwest Peninsular Malaysia, near the border with and 13 kilometres west to .The town also very close by to , Thailand.

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is a village in Perlis, located on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The village was popular with tourists as it was the location of a border market, which straddles both sides of the border.

Perlis

Latitude of center
6.4868° or 6° 29′ 13″ north
Longitude of center
100.2578° or 100° 15′ 28″ east
Population
293,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Abbreviation
“PLS”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 591590407
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1733040
Wiki­data ID
Q213467
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Perlis” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Perlis”
  • Arabic: “برليس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Perlis”
  • Banjar: “Perlis”
  • Banjar: “Pirlis, Malaysia”
  • Basque: “Perlis”
  • Bengali: “পের্লিস”
  • Betawi: “Perlis”
  • Buginese: “Perlis”
  • Bulgarian: “Перлис”
  • Catalan: “Perlis”
  • Cebuano: “Perlis (estado sa Malasya)”
  • Cebuano: “Perlis”
  • Chinese: “Perlis”
  • Chinese: “玻州”
  • Chinese: “玻璃州”
  • Chinese: “玻璃市”
  • Chinese: “玻璃市州”
  • Czech: “Perlis”
  • Danish: “Perlis”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Perlis”
  • Dutch: “Negeri Perlis”
  • Dutch: “Perlis”
  • Esperanto: “Perliso”
  • Estonian: “Perlise osariik”
  • Finnish: “Perlis”
  • French: “Perlis”
  • Georgian: “პერლისი”
  • German: “MY-09”
  • German: “Perlis”
  • Greek: “Περλίς”
  • Greek: “Πέρλις”
  • Gujarati: “પર્લીસ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Perlis”
  • Hebrew: “פרליס”
  • Hindi: “पेरलिस”
  • Hungarian: “Perlis”
  • Iban: “Perlis”
  • Indonesian: “Perlis”
  • Inupiaq: “Perlis”
  • Italian: “Perlis”
  • Japanese: “プルリス”
  • Japanese: “プルリス州”
  • Kannada: “ಪೆರ್ಲಿಸ್”
  • Korean: “페를리스 주”
  • Korean: “프를리스주”
  • Latvian: “Perlis”
  • Latvian: “Perlisa”
  • Lithuanian: “Perlis”
  • Lithuanian: “Perlisas”
  • Macedonian: “Перлис”
  • Malay: “Kerajaan Perlis”
  • Malay: “Negeri Perlis”
  • Malay: “Perlis Darul Sunnah”
  • Malay: “Perlis Indera Kayangan”
  • Malay: “Perlis”
  • Malay: “ڤرليس”
  • Marathi: “पर्लिस”
  • Mazanderani: “پرلیس”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Perlis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Perlis”
  • Northern Frisian: “Perlis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perlis Indera Kayangan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perlis”
  • Norwegian: “Perlis”
  • Persian: “پرلیس”
  • Piemontese: “Perlis”
  • Polish: “Perlis”
  • Portuguese: “Perlis”
  • Quechua: “Perlis suyu”
  • Russian: “Перлис”
  • Sinhala: “පෙර්ලිස්”
  • Slovenian: “Perlis”
  • Spanish: “Perlis”
  • Swedish: “Perlis”
  • Tamil: “பெர்லிசு”
  • Tamil: “பெர்லிஸ்”
  • Telugu: “పెర్లిస్”
  • Thai: “ปะลิส”
  • Thai: “เปอร์ลิส”
  • Thai: “รัฐปะลิส”
  • Turkish: “Perlis”
  • Ukrainian: “Перліс”
  • Urdu: “پرلس”
  • Uzbek: “Perlis”
  • Vietnamese: “Perlis”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Perlis”
  • West Coast Bajau: “Perlis”
  • Western Panjabi: “پرلس”
  • Yue Chinese: “玻璃市”

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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 Wikivoyage page “Perlis”. Photo: mdpai, CC BY 2.0.