Alor Setar Tower

{{Short description|Tower in Kedah, Malaysia}}

{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox building

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|name = Alor Setar Tower

|native_name = Menara Alor Setar

|logo = Alor Setar Tower Logo.png

|logo_size = 120px

|logo_alt =

|logo_caption =

|image = AlorSetarTower2023.jpg

|caption = The Alor Setar Tower

|image_size = 200px

|alternate_names = Kedah Tower

|former_names =

|highest_prev = MBAS Tower

|highest_start = 1997

|highest_end =

|highest_next =

|highest_region = Kedah

|location = Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

|coordinates = {{coord|6.124397|100.367518|region:MY-02|display=inline,title}}

|groundbreaking_date = 2 May 1994

|start_date = 5 May 1994

|completion_date = 19 June 1996

|opening_date = 14 August 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.menaraalorsetar.com.my/en/the-tower/tower-info|title=The Tower|access-date=22 September 2017}}

|renovation_date = 6 July 2020 – 26 July 2020 (Star View)

|building_type = Telecommunication, commercial offices, observation

|architectural =

|tip =

|antenna_spire = {{convert|165.5|m|abbr=on}} (equivalent to a 44-story building)

|roof = {{convert|115|m|abbr=on}}

|top_floor = {{cvt|105|m}}

|observatory = {{cvt|88|m}}

|floor_count = 6

|elevator_count = 2

|cost =

|floor_area =

|architect = Hijjas Kasturi Associates

|structural_engineer =

|main_contractor =

|developer = Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)

|owner = Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)

|management =

|references = {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/130106 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215082943/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/130106 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 February 2020 |title=Emporis building ID 130106 |work=Emporis}}{{SkyscraperPage|834}}{{Structurae|20004920}}

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Alor Setar Tower ({{langx|ms|Menara Alor Setar}}), also known as Kedah Tower, is a four-storey, {{Convert|165.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}}-tall telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. It is once third tallest tower in Malaysia, the tallest structure in the state and the tallest structure in the city.{{cite web|title=Alor Setar Tower|url=http://www.malaysia.travel/en/ir/places/states-of-malaysia/kedah/alor-setar-tower|work=Tourism Malaysia|access-date=22 September 2017|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012151255/http://www.malaysia.travel/en/ir/places/states-of-malaysia/kedah/alor-setar-tower|url-status=dead}}

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 {{convert|88|m|abbr=on}} from the base of the structure.

Also, the open deck or skydeck is at a height of {{convert|105|m|abbr=on}} and the antenna tower is with the height of {{convert|50.5|m|abbr=on}}.