Mount Jerai

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Mount Jerai
Mount Jerai, seen from the Strait of Malacca on a ferry between Penang and Langkawi
Highest point
Elevation	1,217 m (3,993 ft)
Prominence	1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Listing	Ribu
Naming
Native name	Gunung Jerai (Malay)
Geography
Mount Jerai Location in Malaysia
Location	Kedahans

Mount Jerai (Malay: Gunung Jerai), formerly Kedah Peak, is a mountain in Kedah, Malaysia with the height of 3,993 feet (1,217 m). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of Kuala Muda and Yan districts.

Mount Jerai is known as the Hausberg of the town of Sungai Petani, the district capital of Kuala Muda.

Geology

Mount Jerai is a 1,217- metre tall

There is an information board on top of the mountain stating that it used to be an island called Pulai Serai before the sea levels receded letting it form a mountain. This is probably supported by I Ching's record of Pu Lou Shi (Pulau Sri), a country located west of Sribogha.^[2]

Tourism

The summit of Jerai has been developed into a

• 
  Mount Jerai towers over a paddy field.
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  East face of Jerai, viewed from Gurun.
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  Mount Jerai, seen from Guar Chempedak.
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  The mountain as seen from

  Batu Feringghi, Penang

  , 41 km (25 mi) southwest.
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  Aerial view of Jerai and

  commercial flight

  .

See also

• List of mountains in Malaysia
• Geography of Malaysia

References

5°47′N 100°26′E / 5.783°N 100.433°E / 5.783; 100.433

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