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'''Kaki Bukit''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: كاكي بوكيت; {{zh|c=加基武吉|p=Jiā jī wǔjí}}) is a small [[town]] in [[Perlis]], [[Malaysia]]. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of the state capital, [[Kangar]] and a few miles away from [[Padang Besar, Malaysia|Padang Besar]], the boundary of between [[Thailand]] and Malaysia. |
'''Kaki Bukit''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: كاكي بوكيت; {{zh|c=加基武吉|p=Jiā jī wǔjí}} , [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] காக்கி புக்கிட ) is a small [[town]] in [[Perlis]], [[Malaysia]]. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of the state capital, [[Kangar]] and a few miles away from [[Padang Besar, Malaysia|Padang Besar]], the boundary of between [[Thailand]] and Malaysia. |
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A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is [[Gua Kelam]]. Gua Kelam has been carved out from limestone massif by an [[underground stream]] over many eons, and it was also a pathway to transport [[tin ore]] from Wan Tangga Valley since the [[British Empire|British colonial period]] until the 1970s. |
A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is [[Gua Kelam]]. Gua Kelam has been carved out from limestone massif by an [[underground stream]] over many eons, and it was also a pathway to transport [[tin ore]] from Wan Tangga Valley since the [[British Empire|British colonial period]] until the 1970s. |
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Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its [[Malaysian cuisine|local food]] such as [[Kaya Puff]], [[Kaya Pao]] and various |
Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its [[Malaysian cuisine|local food]] such as [[Kaya Puff]], [[Kaya Pao]] and various types of [[Baozi]], [[Lo mai gai]] (a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and many local desserts. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.cavesofmalaysia.com/photopage5.htm Perlis caves and tin mines] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090131114621/http://www.cavesofmalaysia.com/photopage5.htm Perlis caves and tin mines] |
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Latest revision as of 09:36, 19 December 2023
Kaki Bukit (Jawi: كاكي بوكيت; Chinese: 加基武吉; pinyin: Jiā jī wǔjí , Tamil காக்கி புக்கிட ) is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of the state capital, Kangar and a few miles away from Padang Besar, the boundary of between Thailand and Malaysia.
A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is Gua Kelam. Gua Kelam has been carved out from limestone massif by an underground stream over many eons, and it was also a pathway to transport tin ore from Wan Tangga Valley since the British colonial period until the 1970s.
Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its local food such as Kaya Puff, Kaya Pao and various types of Baozi, Lo mai gai (a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and many local desserts.
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