Makam Mahsuri (Mahsuri Tomb or Mausoleum) lies in a village about 12 km from Kuah. This shrine is in honour of a fair maiden who lived on Pulau Langkawi more than two hundreds years ago. Unjustly accused of adultery, she was executed with a special kris. According to legend, she bled white blood and in her dying breath, she laid a curse on the island that it would henceforth not prosper for seven generations. Fact or fiction, the seven generations have come to an end and Langkawi today enjoys the prosperity of accelerated development and ever increasing tourist arrivals.