Bujang

The Bujang Valley lies between Mount Jerai and the Muda River on the western Malay Peninsula. Its rivers once gave ships access to a busy trading region, where imported goods and local products passed between the coast and inland settlements. Brick and stone sanctuaries, known as candi, stand among the remains of communities linked to Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Bujang flourished over many centuries before the rise of Malacca. Finds of pottery, ornaments and religious images reveal connections with India and the wider maritime world. Buddhist foundations continued into the later medieval period, and the valley's changing settlements formed part of the long history of Kedah's trade across the Strait of Malacca.

The later city of George Town lies here.