langkawi hot spring village

Air means water and hangat means hot in Malay. Hence Air Hangat literally means Hot Springs. The name is associated with an ancient legend of two feuding families who threw jugs, pots and pans at each other. One of the jugs, filled with boiling water, fell on the ground and immediately a hot spring gushed out of the spot where the village now stands.

Located about 14km northwest of Kuah in Langkawi, Air Hangat Village is a modern complex which has an impressive three-tier fountain and an 18m-high carved riverstone mural, which depicts the well-known legend of the earth-shattering battle between Mat Cincang and Mat Raya.