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Kiarong
Kampong Kiarong is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of ; the population was 4,530 in 2016. The village is home to Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, one of the two state mosques of Brunei. Geography The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, and about from Bandar Seri Begawan's city centre. The village is home to Kiarong Roundabout in which the primary roads Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway, Jalan Jame' 'Asr and Jalan Pasar Gadong (or Jalan Pasar Baharu) converge. Administration Kampong Kiarong is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B', a mukim in the district. It is also part of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan. The village has the postcode BE1318. Education Dato Ratna Haji Mohammad Jaafar Primary School is the village's government primary school. It was established on 14 February 1965, initially known as ("Kiarong Malay School") and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway ( ms, Lebuhraya Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah; Jawi: ليبوهراي سلطان حسنال بولكيه) is a major highway in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is named after the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Route background Kilometre 0 of the highway starts at Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, two kilometres away from the capital centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, next to the commercial area of Batu Satu. The highway starts from the junction southeast, then makes a sharp bend to continue northwest. The highway passes by the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Kiulap and Kiarong. At the Kiarong Roundabout, the highway goes through the roundabout via an underpass and makes a turn north. The highway flies over Jalan Gadong and passes by the commercial area of Gadong. Further along is where Tungku Highway begins its route, starting westwards. The highway makes a smooth curve northeast, then it passes by the Brunei Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiulap
Kampong Kiulap is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood and commercial area in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of ; the population was 3,400 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1518. The village is home to Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, the country's main hospital. Geography Kiulap is located in the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan, close to the City Centre as well as Gadong, another commercial area in the capital. It is also contiguous with Kiarong, another neighbourhood-cum-commercial area. The Kedayan River flows along the eastern part Kiulap, which also serves its border with Kumbang Pasang. The construction of two parallel roads, namely the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway and Jalan Jame' Asr, have divided Kiulap into three sub-areas. Two of the portions comprise the neighbourhoods, where as the other part constitutes the commercial area; it is located in the norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The history of Bandar Seri Begawan can be traced back to the establishment of a Malay stilt settlement on the waters of the Brunei River which became the predecessor of Kampong Ayer today. It became the capital of the Bruneian Sultanate from the 16th century onwards, as well as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhoods Of Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The history of Bandar Seri Begawan can be traced back to the establishment of a Malay stilt settlement on the waters of the Brunei River which became the predecessor of Kampong Ayer today. It became the capital of the Bruneian Sultanate from the 16th century onwards, as well as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Brunei
Municipalities in Brunei are settlements which have been incorporated by the government to run as municipalities. They are independent from the hierarchy of the country's subdivisions but nevertheless overlap with mukims and villages, the second- and third-level administrative divisions of Brunei. The governing body of a municipality is municipal department () which is a government department under the Ministry of Home Affairs; the head is a chairman (, officially ) which is equivalent to mayor. List There are four settlements in Brunei which have municipal status, namely Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei; Kuala Belait, a town and capital of Belait District; Seria, a town also in Belait District; and Tutong, the town of Tutong District. Although Muara in Brunei-Muara District and Bangar, the capital of Temburong District, are officially known in Malay as and (literally 'Muara Town' and 'Bangar Town Bangar is the town of the Bruneian district of Temburong, an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukim Gadong 'B'
Mukim Gadong 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. Brunei. The population was 33,637 in 2016. Background The mukim was established on 21 November 2005 with split of the former Mukim Gadong into this mukim and Mukim Gadong 'A'. Geography The mukim is located in the central western part of the district, bordering Mukim Gadong 'A' to the north, Mukim Berakas 'A' to the north-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the east and south and Mukim Kilanas to the south and west. Demographics As of 2016 census, the population of Mukim Gadong 'B' comprised 17,044 males and 16,593 females. The mukim had 6,710 households occupying 6,639 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas. Settlements Mukim Gadong 'B' encompsses the following settlements: * Kampong Beribi * Kampong Kiarong * Kampong Kiulap * Kampong Mata-Mata * Kampong Menglait * Kampong Pengkalan Gadong * Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata * STKRJ Katok 'B' Gadong commercial area is located within Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah), ( Jawi: جامع عصر حسن البلقية) is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is named after Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei. It is one of the two state mosques (), the other Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. History The mosque is a waqf of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The construction began in 1988 on a 20-acre site in Kiarong. The mosque was inaugurated on 14 July 1994 with the Sultan attending the Maghrib and Isha prayers in conjunction with His Majesty's 48th birthday celebration. Building Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque is the largest mosque in the country and can accommodate 5,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque has 29 golden domes and four minarets with height of . See also * List of mosques in Brunei This is a list of mosques in Brunei. As of 2019, there were 118 Islamic places of worship, including 102 Mosques, 5 Surau and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Brunei
Education in Brunei is provided or regulated by the Government of Brunei through the Ministry of Education () and the Ministry of Religious Affairs (). The former manages most of the government and private schools in the country where as the latter specifically administers government schools which provide the or Islamic religious education. Formal education comprises compulsory, post-secondary and higher education. Compulsory education may be of two types: general education which takes twelve years and consists of pre-school, primary and secondary; and Islamic religious primary education which lasts seven years and is compulsory for Muslim pupils in Brunei. General education may be attained in government or private schools, where as religious education is attained in government religious schools. Post-secondary education may consist of sixth form, which is an extension of secondary and allows direct entrance to higher education; and technical and vocational education which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University
Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University ( Malay: ''Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali''; abbreviated UNISSA; Arabic: جامعة السّلطان الشّريف عليّ الإسلاميّة) is Brunei's second university. It was established in 2007 as the first national Islamic university in Brunei. History The idea to open a second university in Brunei was first addressed by His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in his ''Titah'' delivered at University of Brunei Darussalam's 16th convocation in 2004 and again in 2005 at UBD's 17th convocation whereby His Majesty had stated that the second university shall be an Islamic university. The overall aim of the new university is to become a centre for the spread of Islam in the region. The university took its name from the Sharifate of Mecca, Barkat Ali ibnu Sharif Ajlan ibnu Sharif Rumaithah, known as Sultan Sharif Ali, who was a descendant of Islamic prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College
Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (, abbreviated as ''MDPMAMB''; colloquially known as or simply ''MD'') is a sixth form school located in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Established in 1974, it is the first sixth form college in the country, and has since provided sixth form education leading up to GCE A Level qualification. History At the time of its establishment, Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College was simply known as Sixth Form Centre and was housed at the present campus of Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College at Jalan Muara. In 1979, it moved to the current campus in Gadong and eventually attained its present name on 17 April 1986. Academic The college offers various A Level subjects in which students typically take three or four A-Level subjects for two years. The academic year starts at the end of February or early March, and ends with the A Level examination in October and November of the following year. Admission to the college, like the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Brunei Technical Education
The Institute of Brunei Technical Education (; abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...: ) is a post-secondary institution providing technical and vocational education in Brunei. IBTE was created on May 27, 2014 from the merger of the Department of Technical Education and seven technical and vocational schools nationwide. Institutions Since 2016, the seven schools under IBTE have been restructured into two cluster of schools, namely IBTE Central and IBTE Satellite. The schools have also been renamed so as to reflect better their merger under one umbrella institution, taking up the terms 'IBTE' and 'Campus' as part of the new names. References External links IBTE official website {{Authority control Universities and colleges in Brunei Vocati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penghulu
Penghulu ( Jawi: ; also Pěnghulu) is the headman or chief of a region in traditional societies on the Malay archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia. The term is currently used in Brunei and Malaysia as the community leader of the smaller country subdivision or settlement. Etymology The word ''penghulu'' comes from agentive prefix ''peng-'', and the word ''hulu'', meaning "head", so it could be translated as "headman". It is cognate with the Tagalog ''pangulo'' – the official title of the President of the Philippines. History Traditionally, the Minangkabau who at the end of the 17th century settled at Negeri Sembilan, in present-day Malaysia, chose from among themselves a penghulu. Several of these penghulus, notably that of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau, became powerful enough to dominate other penghulus. By the early part of the 18th century, the leaders of these four districts started calling themselves ''Undang''. Between 1821 and 1838 (the Padri War), many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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