Perlis, also known as Peghelih by people from northern Malaysia and known by its honorific name Perlis Indera Kayangan that was given by Tuanku Raja Syed Hussin Jamalullail, whom ruled Perlis from 1843 to 1873, after the royal town of Indera Kayangan II on 1797 until 1813. Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia in terms of both population and land area. It is situated on Peninsular Malaysia's northwest coast and shares borders with the Thai provinces of Satun and Songkhla to the north and the Malaysian state of Kedah to the south. When it was governed by the Siamese, it was given the name Palit. According to recent data, the population of Perlis was 284,885 as of the 2020 census.