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Long Puak
Long Puak, formerly known as Long Ballong, is a small-village found about 2 km from Long Banga in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Description It is believed that the population is less than 50 people, with majority of the inhabitants being Sabans, along with Kelabit and Kenyah people. The village's main activities are agriculture-based activities like planting paddy, fruits, raising chickens, pigs, buffalo and cows, and fishing. The village is very quiet; most of the younger generation have gone to urban areas like Miri and Marudi in search of better living and employment opportunities. Some have also gone to nearby logging camps to work as woodmen, mechanics and other timber-related jobs. Education Most of the children in the village will be sent to Long Banga for primary education; for secondary school, they will be sent to Bario Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the ...
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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 km to the east of Miri. It is the main settlement for the indigenous Kelabit tribe. There are regular flights between the Bario, Miri and Marudi. Etymology The name "Bario" comes from Kelabit language and means "wind". It is also known as the "land of a hundred handshakes" as to depict the hospitality of the local people. W. M. Toynbee, a Canadian schoolteacher, also the group headmaster of seven primary schools at Kelabit Highlands from 1963 to 1965, referred to Bario as "Shangri-La" (paradise). History According to the oral history of the Kelabit people, all human beings were originated from the mountains. When a big flood cover the earth, some of them built rafts and boats and went to coastal areas. Those stranded on the highlands r ...
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Rumah Jelian
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governorate (sometimes pronounced as Rumah or Romah) is one of the governorates of Riyadh Province. It is located about 120 kilometers north-east of Riyadh City, and bounded on the north-east by Eastern Province, on the South by Riyadh, and ...
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Lirong Kawit
Lirong Kawit is a settlement in the Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Long Laput northwest *Long Lama northwest * Batu Gading north *Long Puak north * Rumah Ingkot west * Long Banio north * Uma Bawang Kanan south * Uma Bawang Kiri south * Rumah Banyi north *Rumah Jelian Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governo ... northwest References {{Sarawak Miri Division Populated places in Sarawak ...
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Rumah Jaliang
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governorate (sometimes pronounced as Rumah or Romah) is one of the governorates of Riyadh Province. It is located about 120 kilometers north-east of Riyadh City, and bounded on the north-east by Eastern Province, on the South by Riyadh, and ...
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Rumah Antau
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governorate (sometimes pronounced as Rumah or Romah) is one of the governorates of Riyadh Province. It is located about 120 kilometers north-east of Riyadh City, and bounded on the north-east by Eastern Province, on the South by Riyadh, and ...
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Long Laput
Long Laput (also known as Laput) is a settlement in the rural interior of the Marudi district of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Description Long Laput is one of the biggest villages along the Baram River and the majority of the inhabitants belong to the Kayan tribe. The estimated population is 2000 people, most of whom live in longhouses. In the late 1950s the main longhouse was reputed to be the longest in Borneo, being 700 metres in length. The main source of income is agriculture, including rice, pepper, rubber and increasingly palm oil; one oil palm estate extends to 2500 acres. Livestock include freshwater fish farming and cattle which graze the oil palm plantation. Development The history of the village dates back at least to the 1920s, but a significant change started in 1950 with the arrival of the Borneo Evangelical Church, followed by Roman Catholics in 1956. Schools were built in 1956 and a health cli ...
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Long Lama
Long Lama is a town in Marudi District, Sarawak state in Malaysia. The town is located at 143 km from Miri with a population of 1,500. Etymology The name of the town is taken from a nearly river named "Lama" that joins into the Baram river. The word "Long" is a Kayan word that means "old", so "Long Lama" means "old river". History The Chinese first set foot in this town between 1905 and 1910 and built several shophouses for trading. Long Lama was connected to water supply in 1976 and electrical supply in 1986. Cable telephone was only connected in 1990. Ferry services transporting cars across the Baram River started in 2002. Geography The town is located at 160 km away from Mulu National Park. Long Lama was submerged in four feet of water during Baram River flood in May 1962. Climate Long Lama has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Economy In 2017, there were 26 shophouses running various businesses such as grocerie ...
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Rumah Banyi
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governorate (sometimes pronounced as Rumah or Romah) is one of the governorates of Riyadh Province. It is located about 120 kilometers north-east of Riyadh City, and bounded on the north-east by Eastern Province, on the South by Riyadh, and ...
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Long Banio
Long Banio (also known as Long Banyo, Long Banto or Long Banci) is a large longhouse village in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The village people are Ngurik Kenyahs. Neighbouring settlements include: *Long Puak southwest * Batu Gading south *Rumah Banyi west *Rumah Jaliang north * Long Ekang north *Rumah Antau west *Long Lama southwest *Rumah Mawat northwest *Long Laput south *Rumah Jelian Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to: * Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia * Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia * Rumah, Riyadh Rimah Governo ... west References {{Sarawak Villages in Sarawak ...
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Batu Gading
Batu may refer to: Geography * Batu, East Java, a city in Indonesia *Batu Islands, an archipelago of Indonesia *Batu, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Batu, Kuala Lumpur, an area in Malaysia * Batu (town), Ethiopia * Batu Lintang camp, a World War II Japanese POW and civilian internee camp at Kuching, Sarawak *Batu Tara a small isolated island in the Flores Sea * Mount Batu, Ethiopia *Batu (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat People *Batu (given name), a Turkic given name * Batu Khan ( – 1255), a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde * Batu (group), a Brazilian-influenced music group from London *Batu or Batupuei people in Matupi, Chin State, Myanmar (Burma) * İnal Batu (1936–2013), Turkish diplomat and politician * Osman Batur (1899-1951), Kazakh warrior who fought against the Chinese and Russians in East-Turkestan. * Pelin Batu (born 1978), Turkish actress * Saru Batu Savcı Bey (died 1287), elder brother of Osman I, the founder ...
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Miri, Malaysia
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