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Sungai Petani Travel Guide: 50 reviews and 185 photos

Sungai Petani - My Hometown

Sungai Petani (can refer as SP or San Pedro) is the second largest town in the state of Kedah Darul Aman, in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. . I read the name Sungai Petani has its roots from sungai meaning river and petani meaning farmer in the Malay language. Sungai Petani in full means "Farmer's River". Hmm.. interesting.. I always thought Sungai Petani refer to river in town that was dirty and smelly..

Anyway, please read what I will write about my hometown..

Places of Interest in Sungai Petani...???

Busy Jalan Ibrahim.

There arent many places of interest in Sungai Petani, but Sungai Petani sure have a lot markets to visit, food to eat , a lot of shopping malls and a lot of temples to visit..

Pros and Cons

Pros:Nice place to stay..

Intro Updated Jul 19, 2011
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Thousand of devotes and visitors gathered around the Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple and Sri Subramania Swami Devasthanam... more travel advice

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There are also Chinese devotees joined the Thaipusam. Mostly they prayed for more business opportunity. Walking... more travel advice

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Some Kavadi bearers have their tongue and cheeks pierced with metal replicas of the vel (spike). Oh God, the piercing is... more travel advice

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zschachwitz Mar 10, 2012 at 11:37 PM Report Abuse

Ouch, those mozzy bites look unpleasant; luckily I escaped without attracting them when I've been in Asia
kokoryko Mar 4, 2012 at 3:09 PM Report Abuse

So, that is where you come from, Mimi! All "important" religions are represented here in a sort of idiosyncratic society; beginning of peace and brotherhood between people. Nice page for a nice place, Mimi!
goutammitra Feb 8, 2012 at 6:04 PM Report Abuse

This is your best page and there is no doubt about it. Many South Indian people migrated to SE Asia during British rule and settled there. I have met a few of them , they are doing very well there.
TooTallFinn24 Nov 20, 2011 at 8:51 PM Report Abuse

Sungai Petani, some great use of photography! Well done!
AlbuqRay Nov 4, 2011 at 7:53 AM Report Abuse

Looks like a nice place to live and grow up. I have not been to this part of Malaysia (except for Penang), but it would be interesting to visit Lembah Bujang.