Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Mukim |
Subdivision Name3: | Kangar |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 玻璃市港口 |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tamil: கோலா பெர்லிஸ் |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Pushpin Map: | Perlis#Malaysia West#Malaysia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kuala Perlis |
Timezone1: | MYT |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Official Name: | Kuala Perlis |
Kuala Perlis is a suburb of Kangar and the second-largest town in and the main port of Perlis in Malaysia. It is in extreme northwest Peninsular Malaysia, near the border with Thailand. The older part of town has houses and mosques built on stilts over mangrove swamps.
Along with its Kedahan counterpart, Kuala Kedah, Kuala Perlis is a transit point for tourists to embark on a ferry ride to the resort island of Langkawi.
Kuala Perlis has several public transport option. The town could be reached by through Kedah. The local community bus service, MyBAS is also available with one route going to Kangar, Perlis.