Langkawi Island is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, about 30 km off the coast of northwest Malaysia. The islands are part of Malaysia’s Kedah state, but are adjacent to the Thai border. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of about 45000, the only other inhabited island is near Pulau Tuba.
Langkawi is located north of the Strait of Malacca in the south of the Andaman Sea near the border between Malaysia and Thailand. Only a few miles north lies the neighbouring Thai island of Ko Tarutao. The largest island of the city on the main island, east Kuah.
Langkawi is the highest point Gunung Raya, rising to 890 m above sea level on the main island of the centre-east.
The islands of Langkawi consists of 104 islands with a total area of approximately 528 square kilometres (204 square meters).
According to a theory of continental drift, the huge mass of GONDWANA divided into smaller areas such as Africa, Australia, India and Langkawi 500 million years ago during the Cambrian age. Slopes in the northwest of the island of Langkawi (including Mt Machincang) are formed during the drift of continents.
The name “Langkawi” seems to be linked to the kingdom of Langkasuka, which focuses on contemporary Kedah. The historical record are rare, but a Chinese Liang dynasty record (c. 500 AD) refers to the kingdom “Langgasu” as in the 1st century AD. “Langkawi,” Eagle Island, may not be noted, and it is indeed a great wealth of eagles in the region. In Kuah, the capital, is a large monument eagle Eagle Square, which commemorates the origin of the name of Langkawi.
Langkawi ultimately under the influence of the Sultanate of Kedah, K
edah, but was conquered in 1821 by Siam and Langkawi. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 be transferred to the British, who held by the state to independence, with the exception of a brief period of rule in Thailand under the Japanese occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War. Thai influences remain visible in the culture and food of Langkawi, while the Thai is still in the lot on the island.The island of Langkawi has recently been re-brand “LANGKAWI Geopark” to better reflect the island as recogition world geopark by UNESCO (June 1, 2007). Three of the main components are Geopark Mt Machincang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Kilim Geoforest Park and Tasik Dayang BUNTING Pulau (island of the pregnant girl Lake).
Sheltered by mountains backbone of Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi escape the winter monsoon North fully and enjoy a sunny sky when the eastern provinces are flooded. In combination with white sandy beaches, lush jungle foliage and steep mountains – but hampered by the inaccessibility – the island was once described as “Malaysia’s best-kept secret.”
Langkawi remained a sleepy backwater until 1987, when the island was granted tax-exempt status with the aim of promoting tourism. Then the island of the airport has improved and ferry links have been increased.
Today, in competition with nearby Langkawi Penang for the title of Malaysia’s largest tourist attraction. Resorts and 5-star hotels online and beaches, the winter high season, direct flights to the country as far away as Europe and Japan.
In addition to the exemption from taxation, the beach and an eagle, another attraction in Langkawi, the cable car to the summit of Gunung Mat Cincang at 705m above sea Galeria Perdana a collection of more 2500 Gift of the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
Langkawi is affected by the mild west monsoon (May-september), and during the diving is possible at Pulau Payar, water clarity tend to be poor.
From Kuah, there are ferry links to Satun in southern Thailand, Penang, Kuala Kedah and Kuala Perlis. Langkawi International Airport and the port of Telok Ewa located on the west coast. AirAsia flies from Bangkok to Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur. The whole island has a road network.
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