44-635: [REDACTED] Look up keda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Keda or KEDA may refer to: Keda (fly) , a genus of flies Keda, Georgia , a small town in Ajaria, Georgia Keda Municipality , Georgia KEDA (AM) , a radio station (1540 AM) licensed to San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Keda, a character in the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA),
88-784: A character in the Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA), a federal agency in the Ministry of Rural Development in Malaysia University of Science and Technology of China (科大), a public university in Hefei, Anhui, China Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (港科大), a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong See also [ edit ] Kedah , state in Malaysia Keida , Israeli outpost in
132-499: A federal agency in the Ministry of Rural Development in Malaysia University of Science and Technology of China (科大), a public university in Hefei, Anhui, China Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (港科大), a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong See also [ edit ] Kedah , state in Malaysia Keida , Israeli outpost in the West Bank Kida (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
176-573: A mainland portion and the Langkawi islands. The mainland has relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice, while Langkawi is composed of mostly of uninhabited islands. Kedah was previously known as Kadaram ( Tamil : கடாரம் ; Kaṭāram ) by the ancient and medieval Tamils , Kataha or Kalahbar ( Arabic : قتح ; qataḥa or Arabic : قلحبر ; qalaḥbar ) by the Arabs , and Syburi ( Thai : ไทรบุรี ; RTGS : Sai Buri ) by
220-461: A raja of Kedah visited Malacca during the reign of its last sultan seeking the honour of the royal band that marks the sovereignty of a Muslim ruler. However, in Thai chronicles it is told that Kedah was a Thai city like Nakhon Si Thammarat and was a part of Siamese kingdom but later was changed into a Malay state after invasion of Muslim kingdoms. It was later under Siam , until it was conquered by
264-503: Is 77.2% Muslim , 14.2% Buddhist , 6.7% Hindu , 0.8% Christian , 0.6% unknown / none, 0.3% Taoist or Chinese religion followers, 0.1% followers of other religions, and 0.1% non-religious. Statistics from the 2010 Census indicate that 94.3% of the Chinese population are identified as Buddhists, with significant minorities of adherents identifying as Christians (2.4%), Chinese folk religions (2.4%) and Muslims (0.4%). The majority of
308-1311: Is Institut Kemahiran MARA Sungai Petani, Institut Kemahiran MARA Alor Setar and Institut Kemahiran MARA Sik. This state also has several boarding schools such as Sekolah Berasrama Penuh and MARA Junior Science College or MRSM. This state also has several secondary Islamic schools ( Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama ) such as Tahfiz Model Ulul Albab or TMUA. Public secondary schools include SMK Taman Jelutong , Keat Hwa Secondary School , Convent Secondary School (formerly known as St. Nicholas Convent Secondary School), Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Badlishah, Sin Min Secondary School , Chio Min Secondary School , SMK Sultanah Asma, SMK Convent Father Barre, SMK Khir Johari, SMK Kota Kuala Muda, SMK Tunku Ismail, SMK Aman Jaya, SMK Bedong, SMK Bakar Arang , SMK Darulaman, SMK Ibrahim , K Jit, SMK Mahsuri , SMK Tunku Panglima Besar , Keat Hwa Secondary School , SMK Guar Chempedak and SMK Yan. Private secondary school include Keat Hwa High School, Sin Min High School and SM Sin Min. Tourism
352-828: Is a heterogeneous state with native Kedahan Malays being the majority, along with significant Chinese , Indian , Siamese and Semang minorities. There was also a lesser known ethnic group known as the Sam Sam people, they are culturally Malay Muslim but speak Siamese . Most of these communities have now assimilated into the Kedahan Malay community but few still retain their Siamese language, those communities can be found in Changlun, Kodiang, Jitra, Wang Tepus, Guar Napai, Malau, Ason and Napoh. The Orang Asli in Kedah consists of Kensiu and Kintaq people and are mainly to be found in
396-669: Is also spoken outside of Kedah in places such as Penang, Perlis, northern Perak and even as far as Satun in Thailand and Tanintharyi in Myanmar . Besides Kedah Malay, another distinct variety of Malay known as Baling Malay ( Cakak Baling ) is mainly spoken in Baling District as well as some parts of the Sik and Yan districts. Baling, along with Grik Malay is part of Reman Malay, an offshoot of Kelantan-Pattani Malay of which it
440-406: Is considered the "rice bowl" ( Malay : Jelapang Padi ) of Malaysia, accounting for about half of Malaysia's total production of rice. In 2008, the state government banned the conversion of paddy fields to housing and industrial lots to protect the rice industry. Tourism in the state is mainly focused on the island of Langkawi, although there are a few attractions on the mainland as well. In
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#1732782669606528-445: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kedah Kedah ( Malay pronunciation: [kəˈdah] ), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda , is a state of Malaysia , located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia . The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km , and consists of
572-684: Is located in Bandar Baru Sintok . It was formally incorporated on 16 February 1984. The university was established with the specific mission of providing a leadership role for management education in the country. The academic establishments at UUM include the College of Business (COB), College of Law, Government and International Studies (COLGIS) and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Kedah also has several public universities and colleges such as Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Merbok ,
616-582: Is mainly concentrated on Langkawi Island , the largest island in the archipelago, but there are also places of interest on the mainland. The Langkawi International Airport is located at Padang Matsirat and it is also considered a tourist attraction as the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition takes place every 2 years near the airport. The airport handled almost 1.2 million passengers and over 41,000 aircraft movements in 2008. Langkawi International Airport
660-466: Is mostly flat in general, as the Kedah–Perlis Plain covers much of the state's land area, from the district of Kuala Muda in the south towards the state of Perlis in the north. Owing to its alluvial properties, most of the plains have been developed for rice farming for centuries. Meanwhile, the northeastern towards the southeastern part of the state is particularly mountainous, especially in
704-540: Is the main point of access to Langkawi. In 2007, Langkawi Island was given a World Geopark status by UNESCO . Places of interest In 2006, Kedah hosted the 11th Sukma Games . The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Darul Aman Stadium in Alor Setar. Football and Sepak raga are the most popular sports in Kedah. Kedah Darul Aman F.C. is a professional football team that competes in
748-559: The Bujang Valley (Malay: Lembah Bujang ) reveals that an animist settlement resided in ancient Kedah possibly as early as 110 AD. The discovery of a temple, jetty remains, iron smelting sites, and clay brick monuments probably dating back to 110 AD shows that a maritime trading route with south Indian Tamil kingdoms was already established since that time. The discoveries in the Bujang Valley also made ancient Kedah perhaps
792-609: The Chola king from Coromandel Coast in South India , captured Kedah in his Chola invasion of Srivijaya and occupied it for some time. A second invasion was led by Virarajendra of the Chola dynasty who conquered Kedah in the late 11th century. During the reign of Kulottunga I Chola overlordship was established over the Srivijayan province of Kedah in the late 11th century. According to Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa or
836-664: The Kedah , Merbok , Muda and Kerian rivers. The Muda River serves as the southwestern border with Penang, while the Kerian River forms part of the southeastern boundary with Penang and Perak. Kedah's constitution was promulgated by Sultan Badlishah in July 1950. The various provisions laid down in the constitution include the role and powers of the monarch, the Kedah State Legislative Assembly and
880-600: The Kedah Annals , Kedah was founded by a Hindu king named Merong Mahawangsa . According to the text further, the Sultanate of Kedah started in 1136 when King Phra Ong Mahawangsa converted to Islam and adopted the name Sultan Mudzafar Shah. However, an Acehnese account gave a date of 1474 for the year of the ruler of Kedah's conversion to Islam. This later date accords with an account in the Malay Annals where
924-852: The Kulim Hi-Tech Park was officially opened as the first high technology industrial park in Malaysia. The Park comprises a total land area of approximately 14.5 square kilometres (5.6 mi ). Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan , Kedah, along with neighbouring Perlis , Penang and Perak formed the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) in 2007. There are four highways in Kedah – the North-South Expressway , Changlun–Kuala Perlis Highway , Butterworth-Kulim Expressway and
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#1732782669606968-494: The Parliament but is limited to making laws relating to the state. Its members are elected in elections which are usually held simultaneously with federal elections. The term of each state assembly member is limited to five years. The state assembly must be dissolved before or once it expires its term for a fresh election. Modern Kedah is divided into 12 administrative districts , 12 local governments and 132 mukims. Kedah
1012-575: The Siamese when it was under their influence. Kedah borders the state of Perlis to the north and shares an international boundary with the Songkhla and Yala provinces of Thailand . It borders the states of Perak to the south and Penang to the southwest. The state's capital is Alor Setar and the royal seat is in the capital's suburb Anak Bukit . Other major towns include Sungai Petani (its largest urban area by population), and Kulim on
1056-583: The Thai language which is different from ones spoken in Kelantan (which also has a large Siamese population) and Standard Thai. The population of Kedah in 2015 was 2,071,900. It was made up of 76% Bumiputra (Malays and others), 12.7% Chinese, 6.9% Indian, 0.9% others and 3.4% non-Malaysian. The following is based on 2015 figures from the Department of Statistics Malaysia. As of 2010 the population of Kedah
1100-606: The Trans Eastern Kedah Interland Highway . Additionally, the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) West Coast Line runs through mainland Kedah with six stops in total. Kedah has two airports – Sultan Abdul Halim Airport on the mainland and Langkawi International Airport on Langkawi Island. Both the mainland and Langkawi Island are interconnected with ferry services. The state has a campus of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), which
1144-569: The 1990s, Kedah began moving its economy towards the automotive and aerospace industries with national motorcycle manufacturer Modenas (established in 1995) and Boeing subsidiary Asian Composites (established in 2001) setting up bases there. One of the main advantages is the low labour costs and the infrastructure in place with the North–South Expressway and the Penang International Airport close by. In 1996,
1188-550: The Baling district, as their community crosses there into the neighboring state of Perak . Like most parts of Malaysia, Kedah is home to various languages and dialects. The majority language of Kedah is Kedah Malay , known by locals as Pelat Utagha (Northern dialect), it is a distinct variety of Malay which also serves as the state's main lingua franca and is used by almost all Kedahans regardless of race. Kedah Malay has many sub-dialects which differs from district to district and
1232-511: The Indian population are Hindus (91.7%), with a significant minorities of numbers identifying as Christians (3.7%), Muslims (2.4%) and Buddhists (1.3%). The non-Malay bumiputera community are predominantly Christians (39.7%), with significant minorities identifying as Muslims (26.9%) and Buddhists (26.3%). All Malays are necessarily Muslims as defined in the Malaysian constitution . Kedah
1276-608: The Malay sultanate of Malacca in the 15th century. In the 17th century, Kedah was attacked by the Portuguese after their conquest of Malacca, and by Aceh . In the hope that Great Britain would protect what remained of Kedah from Siam, the sultan handed over Penang and then Province Wellesley to the British at the end of the 18th century. The Siamese nevertheless invaded Kedah in 1821, and it remained under Siamese control under
1320-1252: The Malaysian Spanish Institute of the University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MSI) and the Polytechnic Institute of Sultanah Bahiyah (PSB) in Kulim , the Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology ( AIMST University ) in Bedong , Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN) or UNISHAMS (Kuala Ketil, Baling Kedah) in Mergong and the Polytechnic Institute of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (POLIMAS) in Jitra . There are 2 teacher training institution in Kedah, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Abdul Halim (IPGKSAH) in Sungai Petani and Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Darul Aman (IPGKDA) in Bandar Darulaman that are set up by
1364-608: The Sultan is Kedah's executive branch of government. It is composed of the Menteri Besar , who is its chairman and Kedah's head of government, and ten other members. The Menteri Besar and other members of the council are appointed by the Sultan of Kedah from members of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly ( Malay : Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah ). The Kedah State Legislative Assembly is similar to
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1408-555: The West Bank Kida (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Keda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keda&oldid=1217589887 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1452-539: The districts of Padang Terap , Sik , Baling , Kulim and Bandar Baharu . The Kedah–Songkhla and Bintang Ranges formed the state's boundary between the Thai provinces of Songkhla and Yala in the northeast, and the state of Penang in the southwest and Perak in the southeast. The Bintang Range is home to Mount Bintang , the state's highest point, located on the border with Perak. Some parts of Kedah are also karstic , with areas punctuated by limestone hills called mogotes . The major rivers within Kedah include
1496-483: The end of the war. Kedah became one of the states of the Federation of Malaya in 1948, which then achieved independence in 1957. Malaya was then enlarged to become Malaysia in 1963, joined by Sabah , Sarawak and Singapore (independent in 1965). Kedah is the 8th largest state by land area and 8th most populated state in Malaysia, with a total land area of 9,500 km (3,700 sq mi). The terrain
1540-738: The government to provide teaching courses for trainee teachers. Private universities and colleges that are located in Kedah include the Open University of Malaysia (OUM) Regional Learning Center for the state of Kedah and Perlis at Sungai Petani, the Albukhary International University in Alor Setar, Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya the PTPL College and the Cosmopoint College. Kedah houses three technical institutes that are affiliated with MARA, that
1584-430: The inland region. The Chinese in Kedah also speaks various varieties of Chinese such as Mandarin , Hokkien and so on. There are also a small but well established Indian community mostly of ethnic Tamil and also smaller number of Telugus , Malayalees and Punjabis who speak Telugu , Malayalam and Punjabi . Kedah is also home to a large community of ethnic Siamese of which it has its own distinct dialect of
1628-478: The mainland, and Kuah on Langkawi . Around 788 BC, a large settlement may have been already established around the northern bank of Merbok River . The settlement consisted of a large area of Bujang Valley , covering branches of the Merbok and Muda River that was about 1,000 square miles in area. It was built at the estuary of a branch of Merbok River, now known as Sungai Batu . Archaeological evidence found in
1672-921: The most ancient settlement in Southeast Asia. Ancient Kedah was first mentioned in the Tamil poem Paṭṭiṉappālai written at the end of the second century AD. It described goods from Kadaram "heaped together in the broad streets" of the Chola capital. Apart from Kadaram , Kedah was known by various names at different times in Indian literature: Kataha-Nagara (in Kaumudi Mahotsava drama), Anda-Kataha (in Agni Purana ), Kataha-Dvipa (in Samarāiccakahā), and Kataha (in Kathasaritsagara ). In Middle Eastern literature, ancient Kedah
1716-564: The name of Syburi. In 1896, Kedah along with Perlis and Setul were combined into the Siamese province of Monthon Syburi which lasted until it was transferred to the British by the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 . In World War II , Kedah (along with Kelantan ) was the first part of Malaya to be invaded by Japan. The Japanese returned Kedah to their Thai allies who had it renamed Syburi , but it returned to British rule after
1760-573: The northern part of the Malay Peninsula , which according to him was thirty days sail from Bogha ( Palembang ), the capital of Sribogha ( Srivijaya ). In the seventh and eighth centuries, Kedah was under the loose control of Srivijaya . Indian and Arab sources consider Kedah to be one of the two important sites during the Srivijaya period, often calling the king of the straits "the ruler of Srivijaya and Kataha". In 1025, Rajendra I ,
1804-490: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Keda . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keda&oldid=1217589887 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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1848-467: The state's civil service. The Sultan of Kedah is the constitutional ruler of the state. His position is hereditary and he holds his office for life. The sultan is the head of Islam in the state and the executive power of the state government is vested in him. The current sultan is Sallehuddin , who has reigned since 12 September 2017 after his elder brother Sultan Abdul Halim died on 11 September 2017. The State Executive Council , which along with
1892-476: Was descended from the people of the Kingdom of Reman of which once ruled the Baling and Grik regions before it was dissolved and became part of three distinct political entities namely Kedah, Perak and Yala (Thailand). Besides Malay, there are also various minority languages spoken throughout Kedah, Aslian languages such as Jahai , Kensiu and Kintaq are spoken by the small Orang Asli populations mostly in
1936-704: Was referred to as Qilah by Ibn Khordadbeh in the Book of Roads and Kingdoms , Kalah-Bar by Soleiman Siraf & Abu Zaid al Hassan in Silsilat-al-Tawarikh (travels in Asia), and Kalah by Abu-Dulaf Misa'r Ibn Muhalhil in Al-Risalah al-thaniyah . The Tang dynasty Buddhist monk , Yijing who visited the Malay Archipelago between 688 and 695, also mentioned a kingdom known as Ka-Cha in
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