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Usun Apau Plieran
Usun Apau Plieran is a remote abandoned Kenyah Jamuk, Badeng and Lepu Aga' village settled in 1860, Belaga district. To be exact, Usun Apau Plieran is located at the upstream of Sungai Plieran and Sungai Tiyut. The highest peak that close to this area are Bukit Busing 1300m and Mudung Batu Bora about 1450m. There are a few old longhouse sites in this area such as Long Metalon, Long Ampan Aing (Sungai Abanang), Long Bora (Sungai Bora), Long Taa, Ka Laeh, Lidung Jelo and Lolau Mabo. Travel to Plieran involves a six-hour 4WD drive from Bintulu to Belaga, using the Bintulu-Bakun trunk road and look for the junction to Murum Dam from the Murum Dam junction it takes about 80 km to the Metalun new Penan resettlement. History As requested by the Baram Resident officer Dr. Charles Hose (1891), in 1893 some of the Kenyah Badeng (the Madangs) of Plieran migrated to Baram headwaters in Long Teboken, Teboken river and two years later, after harvest festival they moved downriver to Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Sarawak
The Raj of Sarawak, Kingdom of Sarawak or State of Sarawak, was a kingdom founded in 1841 in northwestern Borneo and was in a treaty of protection with the United Kingdom from 1888. It was formed from a series of land concessions acquired by the Englishman James Brooke from the Sultan of Brunei. Sarawak was recognised as a sovereign state by the United States in 1850, and by the United Kingdom in 1864. Since the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, The Raj has been a constitutent state of Malaysia as the state of Sarawak. Following recognition, Brooke expanded the Raj's territory at the expense of Brunei. Several major rebellions occurred against his rule, causing him to be plagued by debt incurred in countering the rebellions, and the sluggish economic situation at the time. His nephew, Charles Brooke, succeeded James and normalised the situation by improving the economy, reducing government debt and establishing public infrastructure. In 1888, the Raj acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Tungan
Long Tungan (also known as Kenyah Jamok) is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching Kuching ( , ), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak Ri .... The people are from the Kenyah Jamok tribe. The village is located in the Upper Baram region between Lio Matoh (upstream) and Long Semiyang (downstream). Neighbouring settlements include: * Lio Matoh northeast * Long Selaan southwest * Long Moh southwest * Long Metapa east * Long Salt north * Long Banga east * Long Taan southwest * Long Peluan northeast References Villages in Sarawak {{Sarawak-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lio Matoh
Lio Matoh (also known as Lio Matu) is a remote Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia, not far from the border with Indonesia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the Kelabit Highlands in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, lying at an altitude of 1000 m (3280 ft) above sea level. It is located close to the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, 178 k ..., but it takes seven to nine days. The Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate. It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method. Neighbouring settlements include: * Long Metapa east * Long Tungan southwest * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bintulu
Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is located northeast of Kuching, northeast of Sibu, and southwest of Miri, Malaysia, Miri. With a population of 114,058 as of 2010, Bintulu is the capital of the Bintulu District, Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. The name of Bintulu was derived from the local native language "Mentu Ulau" (picking heads). Bintulu was a small fishing village within the Bruneian Empire prior to annexation by Rajah James Brooke in 1861. Brooke later built a fort there in 1862. In 1867, the first General Council meeting (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) was convened in Bintulu. It is the earliest state legislature system in Malaysia. The construction of the earliest airstrip in Bintulu began in 1934 but was halted in 1938 due to financial difficulties. During World War II, the airstrip was heavily bombed by Allied forces. The British later rebuilt the airstrip, and it became fully ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudung Or Bukit Batu Bora
Mudung Batu Bora or Mudung Bora, located in Plieran, is one of the highest peak in Plieran at 1,450 m (4,757 ft). Mudung Batu Bora lies about 3.7 kilometres north of Plieran river, and can be seen from there on a clear day but most of the time it is covered with the clouds. Mudung Bora, which literally means "cotton hill" in Kenyah, was already identified on the map by the name of ''Bukit Batu Bora'' in Malay. Etymology and history Since the interior of the Borneo island was not fully explored in 1940s, the location and name of the hill for the map probably came from the Kenyah community. According to one of the reliable source, Bukit Batu Bora has nothing to do with cotton. The original Kenyah name for the hill was ''Mudung Batu Borak'', meaning "hill that looks like the color of cotton", referring to ''Kayu Bora''., a tree that grew in their village and produce cotton that has same color with the rocks formation in the mountain. However, to the western ear, Borak in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usun Apau Plateau
Usun Apau National Park () is a national park in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It was designated in 2005. It covers the Usun Apau Plateau in the highlands of central Borneo.Reels, GT & Dow, Rory & Ngiam, Robin. (2015). Odonata collected at Usun Apau National Park, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia in April and May 2012. ''International Dragonfly Fund - Report''. 79. 1-17. Geography Usun Apau is a volcanic plateau covering an area of approximately 1,550 km2, and averaging 1000 meters in elevation. There are three extinct volcanoes in the center of the plateau – Selidang (1,370 m), Kenawang (1,280 m), and Mabun (1,280 m). The northern, eastern, and western edges of the plateau end in steep escarpments nearly 300 meters high. Three rivers drop from the northern edge of the escarpment, including the Julan River, which forms the Julan waterfall almost 245 meters high. Streams from the plateau form the headwaters of the Rajang and Baram rivers. Flora and fauna The pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
