Editing Alor Setar (section)

==Etymology==
The name came from the combination of two [[Malay language|Malay]] words: ''Alor'' ("small stream") and ''Setar'' (''[[Bouea macrophylla]]'' Griff.; known as the marian plum, gandaria, or plum mango), a tree which is related to [[mango]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0115&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_28.htm|title=15/01/2009, Alor Star kembali ke Alor Setar, © Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd}}</ref>

The city's name was changed to ''Alor Star'' during a 21 December 2003 ceremony proclaiming it a city. The city's previous name was restored on 15 January 2009.<ref name="unrename">{{cite web |last=Majid |first=Embun |date=15 January 2009 |title=Archives &#124; The Star Online |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/15/nation/3024815&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417002201/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F1%2F15%2Fnation%2F3024815&sec=nation |archive-date=17 April 2009 |access-date=27 September 2013 |publisher=Thestar.com.my |df=dmy-all}}</ref>