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Much of Kuala Muda’s nature attractions are along the Merbok River. Among them is the virgin mangrove forest which is special in that it contains the world’s highest diversity of mangrove species in one location. Boat tours can be taken from the Semeling Jetty Complex, where there is also an example of a mangrove charcoal-making brick igloo or ‘gok’ and a good nature-geological museum. The area is in fact part of Jerai Geopark that celebrates the region’s prehistoric rock landscape formed over 500 million years ago and can be seen today. Just upstream from the Jetty is a traditional ‘langgai’ fish trap of a type that is rare in the world. Elsewhere along Merbok River, oyster cultivation is also found.