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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
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Bradford, E.F., Geology and Mineral Sources of Gunung Jerai Area, Kedah. Geological Survey District Memoir 13, Geological Survey Malaysia, 1972.
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with the height of 3,993 feet (1,217 m). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of
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A Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practiced in India and the Malay ... - I-Tsing - Google Books
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Strait of Malacca
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Mount Jerai is located in Malaysia
Kuala Muda
Yan Districts
Kedah
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Inselberg
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