Long Julan is a
Kenyah longhouse in the interior of the
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 ...
division of
Sarawak
Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
.
It lies approximately east-northeast 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 belong to the Lepo' Abong ethnic group within the Kenyah tribe.
Long Julan is located in the upper reaches of the
Baram River
The Baram River () is a river in Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The river originates in the Kelabit Highlands, a watershed demarcated by the Iran Mountains of East Kalimantan, which form a natural border with Sarawak.
Geography
The Baram ri ...
at its confluence with Sungai Julan, a tributary which flows down from the
Usun Apau National Park
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 colle ...
.
If the
Baram Dam
The Baram Dam, also known as Baram 1 Dam and Baram Hydro-electric Dam Project () is a proposed gravity dam on the Baram River in Sarawak, Malaysia. The site of the dam is inland from Miri, the second largest city in Sarawak. The dam is part of t ...
hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Julan will be one of the villages affected by the flooding of 389,000 hectares of jungle.
Neighbouring settlements include:
*
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 ...
northeast
*
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 ...
southeast
*
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 ...
southeast
*
Lio Lesong
Lio Lesong is a settlement in the Upper Baram region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Neighbouring settlements include:
*Long Palai northwest
*Long Taan east
*Long Anap northwest
*Long ...
southeast
*
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 ...
north
*
Long Taan
Long Taan is a longhouse settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Neighbouring settlements include:
* Lio Lesong west
* Long Palai northwest
*Long Moh northe ...
southeast
*
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 ...
north
*
Long Akah
Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is an old settlement in the interior of the Telang Usan district of Sarawak, Malaysia, on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
The village i ...
north
*
Long Tap
Long Tap is a Kenyah settlement in the Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
It is located on the Akah River, a tributary of the Baram River, about 10 km upstream from the c ...
north
*
Long Moh
Long Moh is a longhouse settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
The village is located in the Ulu Baram area on the Baram River between Long Selaan (upstream) ...
east
References
Villages in Sarawak
Miri Division
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