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'''Kaki Bukit''' (Chinese : 加基武吉 ''Jia Ji Wu Ji'' in [[Mandarin (linguistics)|mandarin]]) is a small town in [[Perlis]], [[Malaysia]]. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 16 miles north of the state capital, [[Kangar]] and a few miles away from [[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 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 colonial period until the 1970s. |
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Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its local food such as: [[Kaya Puff]], Kaya Pao and various kinds of [[Baozi]], [[Lo mai gai]] (a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and lots of local desserts. |
Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its local food such as: [[Kaya Puff]], [[Kaya Pao]] and various kinds of [[Baozi]], [[Lo mai gai]] (a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and lots of local desserts. |
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Revision as of 08:56, 16 October 2008
Kaki Bukit (Chinese : 加基武吉 Jia Ji Wu Ji in mandarin) is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 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 kinds of Baozi, Lo mai gai (a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and lots of local desserts.
6°15′54″N 100°12′00″E / 6.265°N 100.200°E