Dataran Helang (Eagle Square)
Langkawi means island of the reddish-brown eagle in colloquial
Malay. The Malay word for eagle is
helang - which is shortened to "lang". It was given the title of "Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah" in 2008 by Kedah's
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah as part of his
golden jubilee to impress on tourists that it was part of Kedah.
History
A panoramic view of Kuah town, the commercial center of Pulau Langkawi.
Langkawi was traditionally thought to be cursed. However, in 1986 then Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad decided to transform it into a tourist resort, helping to plan many of the islands buildings himself.
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