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| Entrance to Kota Mahsuri |
When I was last here,
back in 2003, I remembered very vaguely that I visited the Mahsuri tomb and well. It was free admission back then. Now, a building
has been constructed at the Kota Mahsuri and an entrance fee is charged.
As
you enter the building, there will be musicians playing the Malay traditional
instruments and you will be able to read the history of Mahsuri and her family line at the entrance and inside the museum.
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| Musician at the entrance to greet guests |
This place will appeal to the foreigners who don’t know the history of Mahsuri or about Malay traditional musical instruments, but for the locals, as we have learnt it from school, it’s a time to freshen up our memories.
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| Showing how Mahsuri was executed |
In my personal
view, there is not much to see. Once you are inside the building, it
will tell you the history and there is a shop selling local handicrafts. After
you have passed through the shop, it will bring you to the tomb of Mahsuri and the
well.
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| The tomb |
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| The Mahsuri Well |
After you have
visited the tomb and the well, walk further and there are batik shops and Kampung Kedah (traditional malay wooden houses), portraying how the villagers lived their lives
during the Mahsuri period. You can also enter the wooden stilt houses and have a
look. Please remove your shoes at the wooden staircase prior entering a
wooden house.
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| Inside a wooden house |
Once you have
visited the wooden houses, there are traditional games at the garden, i.e.
congkak and wooden swings and again more shops.
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| TengTeng |
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| Giant Congkak Game |
As you enter the
main building again, prior to exiting the building, there will be a museum of our
solar system and thereafter it will lead you to an air-cond museum where weapons and traditional
utensils for farming are displayed in a showcase.
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| Mahsuri's family lineage |
It’s worth it to
visit this place.
Address:
Kota
Mahsuri
Jalan Makam
Mahsuri
07000 Langkawi
Kedah
Open from 8am-6pm
daily.
Admission fee:-
My Kad Holder (Adult) - RM12.00
Foreigner (Adult) - RM17.00
My Kad Holder (Kid) - RM6.00
Foreigner (Kid) - RM7.00
For details of the
history of Mahsuri, please go to:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsuri
