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Kedah is "the rice bowl of Malaysia" and water has always been essential to the state. The rivers have been used for irrigation, communication linkages between villages and to transport rice grown in the vast area of paddy fields. The relatively gentle flow from Kuala Kedah made navigation easy and Alor Setar was established at the confluence of the Sungai Kedah and Sungai Anak Bukit as a port for the rice trade. The customs office at Tanjung Chali collected taxes for the government and Indian moneylenders provided the finance via the Chettiar houses along the Pekan Cina.WWF News
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The view from the top of the newly constructed Tower at Tanjong Chali at the confluence between Sungai Kedah and Sungai Anak Bukit in Alor Setar is magnificent: to the west Sungai Kedah flows towards the coastal town of Kuala Kedah, to the north the Sungai Anak Bukit bring out a grand view of the Zahir Mosque, and to the East the twin bridges are straddling across Sungai Kedah. One can easily imagine the glorious by-gone days of Alor Setar some two hundreds ago at the exactly the same spot: sailing junks and trading ships from India, Middle East, China and far off places moored along the banks to take our rice, spices and other produce, sampans criss-crossing the rivers, workers loading and unloading goods from the ships, and the buzzing activities along Pekan Melayu and Pekan Cina. Could this history be made into one of the main attractions for tourists and visitors to Alor Setar?