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Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge
Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien, Jawi: ), also known as Temburong Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Temburong, Jawi: ), is a dual-carriageway bridge in Brunei that spans across Brunei Bay, connecting the Bruneian mainland with its semi-exclave of Temburong. It is the longest bridge in Southeast Asia, at long. Construction The construction of the bridge was divided into six 'packages' or contracts. The first was CC1 or the Mentiri Tunnels which involved the construction of a series of tunnels through the Mentiri Ridges which connects Jalan Utama Mentiri, a controlled-access dual carriageway, with Jalan Kota Batu. Other construction packages included CC2, CC3 and CC4 comprising Marine Viaducts, Navigation Bridges and Temburong Viaduct respectively. CC2 and CC3 were awarded to Daelim, a South Korean company, which was responsible for constructing a system of viaducts and two cable-stayed bridges that crosses the Brunei Bay. Meanw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia. , its population was 460,345, of whom about 100,000 live in the capital and largest city, Bandar Seri Begawan. The government is an absolute monarchy ruled by its Sultan, entitled the Yang di-Pertuan, and implements a combination of English common law and sharia law, as well as general Islamic practices. At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is claimed to have had control over most regions of Borneo, including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu Archipelago off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viaduct
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide valley, road, river, or other low-lying terrain features and obstacles. The term ''viaduct'' is derived from the Latin ''via'' meaning "road", and ''ducere'' meaning "to lead". It is a 19th-century derivation from an analogy with ancient Roman aqueducts. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early viaducts comprised a series of arches of roughly equal length. Over land The longest in antiquity may have been the Pont Serme which crossed wide marshes in southern France. At its longest point, it measured 2,679 meters with a width of 22 meters. Viaducts are commonly used in many cities that are railroad hubs, such as Chicago, Birmingham, London and Manchester. These viaducts cross the large railroad yards that are needed for freight trains there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temburong District
Temburong District ( ms, Daerah Temburong; Jawi: دائيره تمبوروڠ) or simply Temburong () is the easternmost district in Brunei. It is an exclave — the land is separated from the rest of the country by Malaysia and Brunei Bay, and accessible from the mainland via the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge. It has a total area of . The population was 10,251 in 2016; it is the least populous district in the country. Bangar is the district town and administrative centre. Geography The district is surrounded by Brunei Bay to the north and Sarawak, Malaysia to the east, south and west. The Temburong River flows through the district, and the Sungai Pandaruan river forms the western section of the border with Malaysia. The highest point is Bukit Pagon with the height of . It is also the highest point in the country. Brunei's first national park, the Ulu Temburong National Park, is located south of the Temburong district, covering of the Temburong forest. The na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Labu Estate
Kampong Labu Estate () or simply known as Labu Estate, is a village in Temburong District, Brunei, about from the district town Bangar. The population was 125 in 2021. It is one of the villages within Mukim Labu. The postcode is PB1151. Name According to Ketua Kampung Labu Estate, Awang Haji Sulaiman bin Haji Nasir stated, Kampong Labu is in conjunction with the name given by the rubber estate operator in the village which is ''Labu Estet'' (Labu Estate). The name Labu Estate is widely used in all estate management including mailing addresses, even the villagers also use the name to refer to their village. History The village began with the initial settlement of a group of Murut tribes who inhabited an area upstream of ''Sungai Labu'' (Labu River) in the 19th century who also inhabited several other areas such as ''Sungai Senukoh'', ''Sungai Sipal'' and ''Sungai Meragang''. The settlement in the upper reaches of ''Sungai Labu'' later developed when there was migration o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei-Muara District
Brunei-Muara District ( ms, Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: برونائی-موارا ضلع) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with , yet is the most populous, with 289,630 people as of 2016. Bandar Seri Begawan, the country's capital, is located in this district, which is also de facto the district's capital. It is also home to Brunei International Airport, the country's only international airport, as well as Muara Port, the main and only deep-water port in the country. The Brunei River flows within this district and is home to Kampong Ayer, the traditional historic settlement on stilts above the river. Geography The district borders the South China Sea to the north, Brunei Bay to the east, Limbang District in the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the south, and Tutong District to the west. The Brunei River is the sole primary river and only flows in the district. It begins in the south-western p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Sungai Besar
Kampong Sungai Besar () or commonly known as Sungai Besar, is a village in the east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, near the mouth of the Brunei River with the Brunei Bay. The population was 2,039 in 2016. The village is the location of an end of Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge, the bridge which connects mainland Brunei with the Temburong District exclave. Geography Kampong Sungai Besar is one of the villages within Mukim Kota Batu, a mukim in the district. It is one of the villages along Jalan Kota Batu, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan along the banks of the Brunei River to Jalan Muara which leads to Muara town. Infrastructure Mosque Kampong Sungai Besar Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 1 January 1984 by the then Minister of Education. The mosque can accommodate 630 worshippers. Notable people * Goh King Chin (born 1943), a member of the Legislative Council References Sungai Besar Sungai Besar ( Jawi: سوڠاي � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchor National Housing Scheme
Mengkubau National Housing Scheme (, abbreviated as ''RPN Mengkubau''), commonly known as Panchor National Housing Scheme, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, in the mukim (subdistrict) of Mentiri. It is one of the public housing estates of under the programme of its namesake A namesake is a person, geographic location, or other entity bearing the name of another. History The word is first attested around 1635, and probably comes from the phrase "for one's name's sake", which originates in English Bible translations ..., which is a government housing programme for the citizens of Brunei. References Public housing estates in Brunei Villages in Brunei-Muara District {{Brunei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labu River
* Mukim Labu, Brunei
* Labu, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
* Labu Komuter station, a railway station
* Labu language
* Libu, an ancient Libyan tribe
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Labu Forest Reserve , an ancient Libyan tribe
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Labu may refer to: * Labu Rahman, a Bangladeshi musician, and member of band Feedback * Mukim Labu, Brunei * Labu, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia * Labu Komuter station, a railway station * Labu language * Libu The Libu ( egy, rbw; also transcribed Rebu, Lebu, Lbou, Libou) were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name ''Libya'' derives. Early history Their occupation of Ancient Libya is first attested in Egyptian language texts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Salambigar
Kampong Salambigar is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,884 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC1515. Infrastructure Salambigar Religious School is the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education. The village mosque is Kampong Salambigar Mosque; it was built in 1995 and can accommodate 1,000 worshippers. The village is also home to the Embassy of Timor Leste and Consulate of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana t .... Notable people * Umar Apong (1940–2023), police commissioner and nobleman See also * Kampong Sungai Orok References Salambigar {{Brunei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Sungai Akar
Kampong Sungai Akar is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 5,467 in 2016. Name According to folk tale, there used to be many snakes, especially in the rivers, whether small snakes or big snakes like the swallow snake. The elders understood the snake as a 'akar', so the name Kampung Sungai Akar arose because if given the name of Kampung Sungai Ular, it would certainly not sound good. Administration Kampong Sungai Akar is one of the villages under Mukim Berakas 'B', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It has the postcode BC4115. The village has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Demography According to the population census conducted by the Department of Statistics, Department of Planning and Economic Development in 2011, the total population in Kampong Sungai Akar is 6,336 people, namely 3,788 males and 2,458 females. Infrastructure Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 4 June 1950 until his abdication from the throne on 5 October 1967. He was also Brunei's first Minister of Defence after the country's independence. He was known as "The Architect of Modern Brunei",, "The Royal Poet", and "The Father of Independence". During his reign, 3 chief ministers was appointed according to the Constitution. They were Ibrahim Mohammed Jaafar, Marsal Maun, and Yura Halim. Early life and education Pengiran Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien was born at Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama, Brunei Town on 23 September 1914. He was the second son of Muhammad Jamalul Alam II and Raja Isteri Fatimah. Omar Ali Saifuddien, under the behest of his British mentor and father-figure Sir Roland Evelyn Turnbull, studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) in Perak, British Malaya from 1932 to 1936. As a result, he was the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
