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Anak Bukit (Jawi:انق بوكيت) is a mukim and the royal town of
Sultan Kedah Opens Villa Seri Tuanku
, Bernama, 4 August 2009 The housing project was opened by the current Sultan of Kedah.
Kedah State Official Website
Towns and Cities in Malaysia Official Website
{{Coord, 6, 10, 57.8, N, 100, 22, 26.9, E, display=title Kota Setar District Mukims of Kedah Towns in Kedah
Anak Bukit (Jawi:انق بوكيت) is a mukim and the royal town of Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...
, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, located in Kota Setar District
The Kota Setar District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf
Name
The name ''Kota Setar'' came from the setar or ‘Stak’ tr ...
Royal Town
It is known as the royal town ofKedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...
because the Sultan of Kedah's royal palace and official residence, ''Istana Anak Bukit'' is located here. It is also known to be the birthplace of the late Sultan of Kedah and the former Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah who reigned from 1958 until his death in September 2017.
In February 2009, the palace underwent a RM70 million facelift in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of the reign of the Sultan of Kedah in 2008. This involved the construction of a new building which houses a new audience and dining halls which could accommodate 1,400 people at any one time. It replaced the existing audience and dining halls which could only hold fewer than 1,000 people. The building was completed in October 2007.
Behind the royal palace there is a river stream which is called Sungai Anak Bukit and it flows through Alor Setar connected by Sungai Kedah ( Kedah River) to the estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
of Kuala Kedah.
There is also a mini zoo amidst the colourful flora of the royal gardens. Visitors are allowed into the royal gardens.
Development
According to theNinth Malaysia Plan
The Ninth Malaysian Plan ( ms, Rancangan Malaysia ke-9), abbreviated as '9MP', is a comprehensive blueprint prepared by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department and the Finance Ministry of Malaysia with approval by the ...
, Anak Bukit is planned to be the new administrative capital of Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...
, replacing Alor Setar. Alor Setar will continue to be the capital city and commercial centre of the state.
Due to this, Anak Bukit is seeing a massive growth of infrastructure. Major developments include the new state government administrative buildings, the new Anak Bukit police station, new National Registration Department (''Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara'') building.
A new railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
was also built as part of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double Tracking Project and began operations in 2014. It is served by ETS Transit trains.
Residential Area
Residential properties are also coming up in the town because it will be the new administrative centre. Prices of houses and land have been rising the past few years. One of the more luxurious housing projects is Villa Seri Tunku. It is touted as luxury living in a village ambience, consisting of 27 modern village bungalow units adjacent to Istana anak Bukit. The units, priced between RM400,000 and RM1.2 million, have been sold out., Bernama, 4 August 2009 The housing project was opened by the current Sultan of Kedah.
See also
* Putrajaya * Royal capitals of Malaysian statesReferences
External links
Kedah State Official Website
Towns and Cities in Malaysia Official Website
{{Coord, 6, 10, 57.8, N, 100, 22, 26.9, E, display=title Kota Setar District Mukims of Kedah Towns in Kedah