Gurun is a mukim and a small town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia.

Gurun is designated as N22 for the Kedah State Legislative Council Zone and is represented by Baddrol Bakhtiar (Pakatan Nasional - PN) who defeated Firdaus Johari(Pakatan Harapan - PH) with majority of 6,684 votes in the 2022 General Election.

[3] Its Member of Parliament (P12 - Jerai) is Sabri Azit - incumbent (Pakatan Nasional - PN) who defeated Mejar Jeneral (B) Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom (Barisan Nasional - BN), Zulhazmi Bin Shariff (Pakatan Harapan - PH) and Datuk Nizam Mahshar (Gerakan Tanah Air - GTA) by a majority of 33,192 votes.

[4] Gurun is located between Guar Chempedak to the north and Bedong to the south and can be reached via a highway; the North-South Expressway, and it even has its own train station.

The junction was currently shifted to a new location situated in front of Gurun Post Office due to the construction of Malaysian double track railroad.

The construction of the canal started on 13 August 1885 and was completed on 12 July 1896 and the soil that was dig out to create the canal formed "batas ban", which formed the foundation for the current federal trunk road to the state capital Alor Setar.

Gurun is now the home of major factories, such as Stellantis, Naza,[7] Modenas,[8] Perwaja Steel,[9] & Petronas Fertilizer Kedah.

The strategic location of Gurun that connects every town in Kedah had enabled these warriors to plan and executed their activities freely without any fear from the occupying forces.

Gurun then served as the forward staging base for the Commonwealth forces launching their operations against communist insurgents.

Gurun has a railway station which is served by KTM Komuter Northern Sector, a commuter service that links the northern states of Perak, Penang, Kedah, and Perlis, and KTM ETS trains, an inter-city higher-speed rail service.

Nevertheless, Kedah State Government has opened a modern Islamic school in Gurun in the 1970s which emulated the successful Maktab Mahmud in Alor Setar.