Kaki Bukit is a small

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Perlis Perlis (Kedah Malay language, Kedah Malay (Perlis dialect): ''Peghelih'') is a Negeri, state of Malaysia in the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. The state borders the Thai ...

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. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of the state capital,

Kangar Kangar (Kedah Malay: ''Kangaq'') is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point of Peninsular Malaysi ...

and a few miles away from

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, the boundary of between

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

and Malaysia. A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is

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. Gua Kelam has been carved out from limestone massif by an

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over many eons, and it was also a pathway to transport

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from Wan Tangga Valley since the

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until the 1970s. Besides, Kaki Bukit also famous for its

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such as

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, Kaya Pao and various types of

Baozi Baozi (), or simply bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steaming, steamed. They are a variation of ...

Lo mai gai Lo mai gai (), literally "glutinous rice chicken", is a classic dim sum dish served during yum cha.Hsiung, Deh-Ta. Simonds, Nina. Lowe, Jason. 005(2005). The food of China: a journey for food lovers. Bay Books. . p27. The portion size of ''lo ...

(a mixture of chicken meat and pork with glutinous rice) and many local desserts.

External links

Perlis caves and tin mines
Towns in Perlis {{Perlis-geo-stub