A view of Alor Star, from the 18th floor of Holiday Villa, Alor Star, Malaysia
My hubby and I flew to Alor Star for a meeting last week. Alor Star, formerly known as Alor Setar is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is also a distribution center for manufacturing and agricultural products such as paddy, and the royal seat of the Kedah state since the establishment of this city. It is also the birth place of a few famous personalities in Malaysia, including two former Prime Ministers, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister, and Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister (image of his house is shown below). Alor Star was granted city status on 21 December 2003.
This was where Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, spent his growing up years... 
22 comments:
What a cityscape view in that first photo! Brilliant! And the second photo shows a beautiful, intricate, artistic gate! Lovely shots!
What a wonderful view of the city. Amazing shots u got there...
I really want to visit Malaysia sometime. By the way, this blog is lovely Jan. I don't remember if I have been here before.
Oh that is a nice place to visit and travel...Good take...Happy weekend.
wow! I like the view, beautiful. Malaysia is a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing..
You live in a beautiful city - thanks for sharing
Hi,
a very nice view of malaysia..i've been there and would love to visit it again..
happy sunday :]
Beautiful city.
A great city scene. Very colorful.
Nice photos! My Scenic Sunday is up as well. Have a great week everyone!
Cheers,
Nita
I haven't been to Malaysia before. Nice skyline.
Informative post. That building certainly commands attention!
Beautiful place. Nice skyline. A very informative post. Thanks for sharing your world.
What a neat city and a great view out of your window into your world.
I did not expect it to be soooo modern looking
What a wonderful view!
I'd sure like a peek behind those gates.
A wonderful city scape seen from above...
Very different and busy world.
That's an interesting view of the city. Malaysia looks like a good place to visit.
Very interesting post. We have heard much of your prime minister, so it was good to see where he came from.
photos are lovely...what is that rock/island in the background?
thanks for sharing
Interesting and lovely. You know, I think this may be the first time I've seen pictures of a Malaysian city that wasn't Singapore.
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