Long Moh is a longhouse settlement in the
Marudi division of
Sarawak
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Malaysia
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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 ...
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The village is located in the
Ulu Baram Ulu Baram is a remote area of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is an encased alluvial plain, created in part by the Baram River.
The forest is certified for logging. Most of Ulu Baram belongs to the traditional area of the Orang Ulu (Upriver People), a col ...
area on the
Baram River between
Long Selaan (upstream) and
Long Bela'ong (downstream).
The village belongs to the
Kenyah people
The Kenyah people are an indigenous, Austronesian languages, Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo, living in interior North Kalimantan, North and East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sarawak, Malaysia.
Culture and economy
The Kenyah people, ...
, an indigenous tribe in the Sarawak interior. The village was originally established when tribespeople of the Lepo'Tau subgroup moved to the area from the Silat River, and the people of
Long Selaan gave an area of land to them.
It is located at the confluence of a small stream with the larger Baram River, as is often the case with Kenyah villages.
Neighbouring settlements include:
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Long Selaan northeast
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Long Tungan northeast
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Long Taan southwest
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Lio Matoh northeast
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Lio Lesong southwest
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Long Palai west
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Long Anap west
References
Villages in Sarawak
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