Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is an old settlement in the interior of the Telang Usan district of

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, on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital

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. The village is an old Chinese trading post, about ten minutes downstream by boat from

Long San Long San is a Kenyah 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 ...

. It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in

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’s era. The structural timber in the two-storey fort is the very hard

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(local name ''Kayu Belian'') and it has undergone some refurbishment, including replacing the timber roof tiles with zinc roofing. Neighbouring settlements include: *

south * Long Tap east *

Long Selatong Long Selatong is a Kenyah longhouse in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The village was the subject of research into subsistence farming between 1976 and 1980 by Chin ...

south * Long Tebangan northeast *

Long Apu Long Apu is a longhouse in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The village is located on the Baram River and is known for white water rafting ...

south * Long Seniai northeast *

Long Julan Long Julan is a Kenyah people, Kenyah longhouse in the interior of the Miri Division, Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-northeast of the state capital Kuching. The people belong to the Lepo' Abong ethnic group within ...

south * Long Daloh north *

Long Anap Long Anap is a longhouse and settlement in the Telang Usan district of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching, in the upper reaches of the Baram River. The village is located on the Baram River bet ...

south *

Long Palai Long Palai is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Long Palai is located on the Baram River in the Ulu Baram region of the interior of Sarawak, upstream f ...

south

Transportation

Long Akah Airport is a

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airfield, providing access to this remote village from

Miri Miri () is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. The city covers an area of , located northeast of Kuching and southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second largest ...

and Marudi.

References

{{Sarawak Telang Usan District Villages in Sarawak