Alor Setar Tower

Alor Setar Tower
Menara Alor Setar

General information
Type	Telecommunications Commercial offices
Location	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Coordinates	6°07′27″N 100°22′02″E / 6.1243°N 100.36735°E / 6.1243; 100.36735Coordinates: 6°07′27″N 100°22′02″E / 6.1243°N 100.36735°E / 6.1243; 100.36735
Construction started	1995
Completed	14 August 1997^[1]
Cost	RM40 million
Height
Antenna spire	165.50 m (543.0 ft)
Top floor	88 m (289 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	4
Lifts/elevators	2
Design and construction
Architect	Hijjas Kasturi Associates
References
^[2]^[3]^[4]

Tower observation deck

Alor Setar Tower (Malay: Menara Alor Setar) is a 165.5 m (543 ft) telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.^[5]

Apart from serving the role of a telecommunication tower, it also caters as a tourist destination for the town. The tower also houses some restaurants and a souvenir shop. The tower is an observatory tower to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim months such as Ramadhan, Shawwal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Aidiladha, respectively.

The observation deck is at a height of 88 m (289 ft) from the base of the structure.^[5]

Channels listed by frequency

Television

TV Alhijrah UHF 559.25 MHz (Ch 32)

Radio

Fly FM 99.1 MHz

References

↑ http://www.menaraalorstar.com.my/thetower.html
↑ Alor Setar Tower at Emporis
↑ Alor Setar Tower at SkyscraperPage
↑ Alor Setar Tower at Structurae
1 2 "Alor Setar Tower". Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

Skyscrapers in Malaysia

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Under construction	IB Tower Penang Global City Centre Warisan Merdeka

Construction suspended	Plaza Rakyat

Demolished	Pekeliling Flats Suleiman Courts Tun Razak Tower

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NCER Perak	Belum-Temengor (Temenggor Lake, Temenggor Dam, Banding Island, Lake Temenggor Bridge) East-West Highway Gerik Pengkalan Hulu Lenggong Universiti Teknologi Petronas Jelas Expressway

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