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Langkawi is one of the districts in the state of Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia. Pulau Langkawi is a duty-free status in 1987. Now, the island is rich with natural beauty and legends of the past this has featured as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Malaysia. Langkawi is actually a group of islands in the Pulau Langkawi is the largest.

The origins of the name
Template: Unreferencedsection name Langkawi is a combination of "Lang" and "Kawi". "Lang" is derived from the Malay word eagle. In the past, Langkawi is said to be home to a number of eagles kawi. Kawi mediators red hearts, because the eagle had red hair and white hearts and heads. Mediators also Kawi Kawi script, the script used by the Javanese Hindu tradition. In addition, the Kawi also refers to a type of rock that Stone Kawi. Kawi said the stone was found in Langkawi. Eagle Statue found at Eagle Square where examined, also seen standing on the stone Kawi.
"Kawi" in Sanskrit is marble, which he discovered as part of the Malaysian meeting. When these two words are combined to form the word "Helangkawi" which later became Langkawi.
Another reference found in the book by Tun Mohamed Zahir titled The Legends of Langkawi which is the name combines two Sanskrit words-"Langka" (beauty) and "Wi" (innumerable).

GeographyMap of Langkawi and its surrounding
Langkawi is located in the northern Straits of Malacca in the southern Andaman Sea near the border between Malaysia and Thailand. A few kilometers north of the island of Ko Tarutao Thailand. Major urban islands located on the main island of Kuah.
The highest point is Gunung Raya Langkawi, which reaches a height of 890 m above sea level in the central-west of the main island. [1]
This archipelago consists of 99 islands that comprise the total land area of 528 km2 (204 square miles). Langkawi is now known as the Langkawi Geopark

History 
* To the 15th century, the name of Lung-Ya-Yi-Kiou listed on a chart is believed to be used by Admiral Zheng He during his visit to Malacca in 1405. 
* To the 16th Century, this remote island are given different names in the map that era. Among Langa, Lanka, Lansura, and Langapura.
* 1621, General Augustin de Beaulieu who was with King Louis XIV of France, said the Langkawi as Lancahui or pepper.He later wrote, "The ground's lush fruits, rice and livestock. Some rivers provide fresh water resources, forests can be viewed wide and beautiful beaches and bays and berjuraian the small islands around it." 
* Pulau Langkawi belong to Great Britain via Bangkok Agreement or the 1909 Anglo-Siamese Treaty in 1909. Ralph Spencer Paget, the British Ambassador in Thailand play an important role in saving the island from being conquered Siam.During the process of negotiations between the British with Siam, he was informed Edward Henry Strobel Adviser for Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Siam, which the British still want to be owned by British island of Langkawi. The result on March 10, 1909 Bangkok Agreement signed in 1909 entitles the islands to Britain. In Appendix 1 of the Protocol annexed to the Boundary Agreement Dated 10-Day Month in March 1909 outlining the position of Langkawi is as follows: 
"The island is known as Pulau Langkawi with small islands to the south in the middle of the strait between the island of Langkawi Terutau and all the islands south of Langkawi will be owned by Great Britain. Terutau Island and small islands to the north of the Strait belong to the center will remain Siam "* Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister had worked on the island of Langkawi as a doctor after graduating from the University of Malaya in Singapore. Since then, he wanted to change the "Oath of Mahsuri seven sons" to be tax-free island and a world class tourist destination.