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Makam Mahsuri or Mahsuri Tomb Mausoleum lies in a village
about 12 kilometers from Kuah, Kedah. The shrine is built
in honor of a fair maiden who lived in Pulau Langkawi more
than two hundreds years ago. Accused unjustly of adultery,
she was executed with a special kris.
According to the legend, she bled white blood and in her
dying breath, she laid a curse on the island that it would
henceforth not, prosper for seven generations. The seven
generations have come to an end and Langkawi today enjoys
the prosperity and development and ever increasing tourist
arrivals.
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