Mount Kunyit (, "Turmeric Mountain"; also known as ''Bukit Belerang'') is a

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stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

on Talang Kemuning Village, Gunung Raya District,

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. The summit contains two

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s; the uppermost is a

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