AMAZING!!!EXPLORE GUA SIREH CAVE Baling Kedah |alorsetar | kedah | malaysia | travel | hiking | cave

4 K HDR Baling District is the second largest district in Kedah with an area of 1,530 sq km or 590.32 square miles from Portal Rasmi Majlis Daerah Baling (2019). It is bordered by Thailand and the state of Perak to the east, bordering the districts of Sik and Kuala Muda on the west while the Kulim district to the south. The landform or topography of the Baling area is covered with hilly terrain and hilly areas on the border of Thailand. The district was managed by Baling District Council. There are also several tourism sites such as Gua Sireh, Air Terjun Lata Bayu, Asam Jawa, Celak Waterfall, Kampung Iboi, Gunung Baling, Air Terjun Lata Bukit Hijau, Gua Air and many more that were uncovered yet. The landform of Baling is beautiful and unique to be cover. Gua Sireh is a unique limestone caves which is located at Kampung Padang Che Mas Dalam Wang, Baling, Kedah, coordinates: N 05° 34’ 53.4”, E 100° 51’ 18.8” with elevation, 103 meters (Figure 1). Gua Sireh has beautiful landscape and interesting geological features that can attract the visitors to visit this cave. It was open for visitors since February 2019 and managed by villagers from Kampung Padang Che Mas. This cave is composed mainly of limestone and metamorphosed limestone which is marble and surrounded by other caves and villager houses. The dimension is about 90 meters and length about 20 meters, whilst the height of the main mouth of the cave is about 40-50 meters. The normal speleothem features such as stalactites, stalagmites, and columns or pillars are found inside the caves. The stunning landscape with the 3D wall and attractive stalagmite-with the shape of ‘Sireh Junjung’ or betel vows are the other attraction features in Gua Sireh. Other than that, this cave plays an important role in the habitat of bats. Gua Sireh also shows another interesting geological characteristic of the travertine layer formed by the rapid process of calcium carbonate precipitation. Thus, Gua Sireh can be proposed as the landmark of Baling tourism Malaysia due to its beauty and unique