Arau is the royal capital and a Mukim of Perlis, Malaysia. Arau is located southeast of the Perlis state capital, Kangar. This town is home to Perlis Raja (House of Jamalullail) palace.
The town is the disembarkation point for visitors travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi by train. Arau is one of the mixed areas in Perlis with Malays making up 54% of the population, Chinese at 27% and Indians at 16% and 3% Others.
Facilities Palace Istana Arauhttps://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/pekarangan-istana-arau-dibuka-kepada-rakyat-untuk-malam-kilauan-cahaya-521677
Education Universiti Teknologi MARAUniversiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Perlis, Kampus Arau, 02600 Arau, Perlis.
Transportation
Arau railway station
Place of Worship Perlis State Mosque (مسجد نݢري ڤرليس) Arau muniswaran temple (அரவு முனீஸ்வரன் கோவில்) Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthana Sabha Temple (ஸ்ரீ மகா மாரியம்மன் தேவஸ்தான சபை ஆலயம்) Kuil Sree Veera Maha Batra Kali Amman (குயில் ஸ்ரீ வீர மகா பத்ர காளி அம்மன்) Wat Kampung Guar Nangka Politics Arau has a federal constituency, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Representation history Members of Parliament for Arau Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Perlis Selatan and Perlis Utara 4th P002 1974–1978 Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (سيد حسن سيد محمد) 14,789 70.58% 5th 1978–1982 13,150 54.16% 6th 1982–1986 Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه)17,464 63.60% 7th 1986–1990 Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم)18,156 62.08% 8th 1990–1995 20,948 61.43% 9th P003 1995–1998 Kamarudin Ahmad (كامرودين احمد)16,266 63.53% 1998–1999 Hashim Jasin (هشيم جاسين) 12,864 52.71% 10th 1999–2004 Mastika Junaidah Husin (مستيكا جنيده حسين) 15,297 52.73% 11th 2004–2008 Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail (سيد رزلن سيد ڤوترا جماللوللايل)17,367 55.15% 12th 2008–2013 Ismail Kassim (اسماعيل كسسيم)16,451 50.46% 13th 2013–2018 Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم)19,376 51.28% 14th 2018–202216,547 41.79% 15th 2022–present 31,458 67.23%
Notable natives Azlan Man, Menteri Besar of Perlis from 2013 to 2022 Hashim Jasin, Spiritual leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party
See also House of Jamalullail (Perlis) Royal capitals of Malaysian states
References
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